Abstract:
Described herein is a method for block coding of a flow (I) of data, in particular video data, via a compression operation (100; 200; 300) that comprises: applying to input-data blocks (B, CB; MB) in said data flow (I) a discrete-cosine-transform (DCT) operation (120; 220) and a quantization operation (130; 230) to produce compressed-data blocks (DB); subjecting said compressed-data blocks (DB) to a coding operation (235, 240) to obtain compressed output flows (O); and moreover applying an inverse-quantization operation (190; 290) and an inverse-discrete-cosine-transform (IDCT) operation (195; 295) on said compressed-data blocks (DB) to obtain reconstructed blocks (RB). The method envisages controlling (1000; 1100) generation of mismatch errors from said input-data blocks (B, CB; MB) via the operations of: - detecting from said input-data blocks (B, CB; MB) and compressed-data blocks (DB) data blocks (DB; MB) that are liable to cause mismatch errors; and - modifying said block (DB; MB) that are liable to cause mismatch errors prior to said coding operation (235, 240).
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical-acoustic-transducer assembly (30) has: a first die (20) integrating a MEMS sensing structure (1) having a membrane (2), which has a first surface in fluid communication with a front chamber and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, in fluid communication with a back chamber of the microelectromechanical acoustic transducer (30), is able to undergo deformation as a function of incident acoustic-pressure waves, and faces a rigid electrode (3) so as to form a variable-capacitance capacitor; a second die (21), integrating an electronic reading circuit operatively coupled to the MEMS sensing structure (1) and supplying an electrical output signal as a function of the capacitive variation; and a package (40), housing the first die (20) and the second die (21) and having a base substrate (42) with electrical contacts (48) towards the outside world. The first and second dice are set stacked in the package and directly connected together mechanically and electrically; the package delimits at least one between the front and back chambers.
Abstract:
An encoder device (SE) allows generating, starting from a sequence (IS) of digital video pictures, a time-scalable encoded bitstream (SB) obtained by applying to the pictures a hierarchical prediction (P) wherein the pictures are organised in Groups Of Picture or GOPs including: - base time layer (L0) pictures, designated Key Picture and suitable for encoding a Inter or Intra, with and without motion-compensated prediction respectively, - higher time layer (L1, L2, L3) pictures, adapted to be selectively eliminated to effect time scalability of the encoded scalable bitstream (SB). Carried out for such purpose is the detection (IB) of the possible presence of scene changes (SC) in the sequence (IS) of digital video pictures, and, in the presence of a scene change (SC), the first Key Picture after the scene change (SC) is in any case encoded (120) as Intra (I0).