Apparatus and method for enhancing motion estimation based on user input

A system comprising:

• a receiver to receive input data representative of a user-based input to an input device;
• an input analyzer to determine an input value corresponding to the user-based input;
• and
• an encoder to:
• compute, based at least in part on the input value, displacement coordinates for a current block within a target frame of a video stream with respect to a reference frame of the video stream;
• based at least in part on the displacement coordinates, execute a search within the reference frame for a best match block corresponding to the current block within the target frame;
• determine a prediction error based at least in part on computing a difference between the current block within the target frame and the best match block within the reference frame;
• and
• encode the current block based at least in part on the prediction error.

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a remote client device, input data representative of a user-based input to an input device communicatively coupled to the remote client device;
• determining an input value based at least in part on input data;
• computing, based at least in part on the input value, displacement coordinates for a current block within a target frame of a video stream with respect to a reference frame of the video stream;
• based at least in part on the displacement coordinates, executing a search within the reference frame for a best match block corresponding to the current block within the target frame;
• encoding the current block to generate an encoded current block by, at least in part, determining a prediction error corresponding to a difference between the current block within the target frame and the best match block within the reference frame;
• and
• transmitting data representative of at least the encoded current block to the remote client device.