US 7,394,940 B2
Digital video media duplication or transmission quality measurement
Joseph M. Kahan, Houston, Tex. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation,
Filed on Nov. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/994,040.
Prior Publication US 2006/0110067 A1, May 25, 2006
Int. Cl. G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 382—233  [382/236; 382/250; 382/251; 382/190; 382/305; 375/240.01; 375/240.18] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for measuring video quality of a video image, said system comprising:
a source device comprising an original video image;
a receiver comprising a received video image;
a storage device adapted to store video images from said source device and said receiver;
a decoder connected to said receiver, wherein said decoder is adapted to compare display attributes of said received video image with creation attributes of said original video image; and
a processor adapted to attribute an objective standard to said received video image based on the comparison between said display attributes and said creation attribute,
wherein said objective standard comprises a video pixel size component, a video motion rating component, a video clarity rating component, and a pixel color rating component.