Patents by Inventor Hank Fan

Hank Fan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using an average motion vector for a motion search
    Patent number: 10602175
    Abstract: A method for using an average motion vector in a motion vector search process. The method includes accessing an input frame for processing and reading average motion vector information from memory. The method further includes performing a motion vector search by using the average motion vector and a plurality of hints, calculating a winner motion vector based on the average motion vector and the plurality of hints, and storing the winner motion vector back into memory to create a new updated average motion vector. The method further includes finishing processing the input frame using the winning motion vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianjun Chen, Xi He, Xinyang Yu, Hank Fan