Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve buffering efficiency in an encoded system.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a method for buffering encoded pictures. The method includes an encoding step for forming encoded pictures in an encoder. The method also includes a transmission step for transmitting the encoded pictures to a decoder as transmission units, a buffering step for buffering the transmission units transmitted to the decoder in a buffer, and a decoding step for decoding the encoded pictures for forming decoded pictures. The buffer size is defined so that the total size of at least two transmission units is defined and the maximum buffer size is defined on the basis of the total size.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an encoder for forming an encoded picture stream. SOLUTION: A picture is defined as a reference picture or a non-reference picture, and information about a decoding order and an output order of the picture is defined to a picture which is composed of a picture stream. The encoder is constituted so as to display, to a bit stream, a plurality of the pictures that are a sufficient number of the pictures so that an output order of the pictures can be restored, and that are constituted so as to conduct buffer processing in the order of decoding. This invention is also related to a signal, virtual encoder, decoder, virtual decoder, electronic equipment, system, software program and storage medium. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for encoding, decoding, storing and transmitting a scalable data stream so as to include layers having different coding properties.SOLUTION: The method includes: producing one or more scalable data stream layers characterized by a coding property, and signaling the layers with the coding property such that they are readable by a decoder to determine the coding property without analyzing the scalable data stream.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent reduction in encoding efficiency with regard to a method for displaying the size, shape and position of a region in a digital image, an encoder and a decoder or the like when the shape of the region and a growth rate at the start of encoding the decoder are displayed. SOLUTION: In the method of displaying the size, the shape and the position of the region in the digital image which is divided into a set of blocks, at least one value of size parameter for displaying several blocks in the region of the digital image is defined, and at least one value of shape evolution parameter for displaying the order of selecting the blocks in the region is selected. Preferably, in order to display the size, the shape and the position of the region in the digital image, at least one value of the size parameter and at least one value of the shape evolution parameter are encoded, and a bit stream of a video sequence is generated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of improving the playback of streamed media on a client device by overcoming problems caused by variations in the transmission delay of packets due to network and transport protocol operation and variations in encoding/server specific delays. SOLUTION: A client device has a decoder 120 and a pre-decoder buffer 110 which receives streamed packets from a source server via a packet network. The pre-decoder buffer is variable in size and has a variable initial buffering time for receiving the transmitted packets from the source server prior to decoding in the decoder. The initial buffering time and pre-decoder buffer size can be dynamically adapted for improved playback performance by the client device. Further, a post-decoder buffer operates in conjunction with the pre-encoder buffer to reduce decoding-related delay variations. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved method and apparatus capable of detecting an image frame at which a decoder starts a decoding process, in decoding a compressed video sequence. SOLUTION: The method for coding a video sequence including an independent sequence of an image frame enables to predict a reference image frame from a precedence image frame before the precedence reference image frame as seen in a decoding order. In this method, an instruction of an image frame being a first image frame of the independence sequence is coded in a video sequence as seen in the decoding order, so that the reference image frame is included in the sequence. In a decoding step, the instruction of the image frame is decoded from the video sequence, and the decoding of the video sequence starts at the first image frame of the independent sequence. Thus, the video sequence can be decoded without prediction from any of the image frames decoded before the first image frame. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus enabling a decoder to consider an image frame intentionally removed by an encoder at the time of decoding in decoding a compression video sequence. SOLUTION: In the decoding of the compression video sequence, the image frame is stored in a buffer memory with respect to decoding. The video sequence includes an instruction about discontinuity in numbering of image frames, and decodes this instruction from the video sequence. Next, in response to this instruction, the buffer memory is configured so as to give the number of image frames corresponding to the discontinuity in the numbering of image frames, and the image frames to be given by the buffer memory are used in a decoding process. The instruction notifies that the discontinuity in the numbering of image frames of the video sequence is intentionally performed, and the number of image frames to be given by the buffer memory are used instead of an image frame not present at a decoder. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support easy and efficient low-to-high layer switching for scalable video recording.SOLUTION: Efficient scalable stream switching is achieved in streaming server and local file reproduction by signaling a low-to-high layer switching point at file format level. The present invention includes signaling the low-to-high layer switching point in a video bit stream so as to achieve, for example, intelligent transfer of a scalability layer of a media-aware network element, or scalable decoding in calculation by a stream recipient.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine a type of an error concealment method and to multiplex the type on coded data. SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a method for creating a coded video signal by coding a sequence of pictures. The method includes the steps of: calculating a measure of similarity between a first image or a portion thereof of the sequence and a second image of the sequence; comparing the measure of similarity with a predetermined criterion of similarity; and generating an error concealing algorithm type indicator indicating the type of an error concealment algorithm to be used in a corresponding decoding step for the first image or a portion thereof. The error concealment algorithm type indicator has a certain value and the value of the indicator is based on a result of the comparison. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for ordering encoded pictures. SOLUTION: At least one group of pictures is formed of the pictures and a picture ID is defined for each picture of the group of pictures. In the method, a transmission step is performed for transmitting encoded pictures to a decoder. The encoded pictures are rearranged in decoding order and decoded for forming decoded pictures. In an encoding step, a video sequence ID separate from the picture ID is defined for the encoded pictures, the video sequence ID being the same for each picture of the same group of pictures. In a decoding step, the video sequence ID is used for determining which pictures belong to the same group of pictures. The invention also relates to a system, encoder, decoder, electronic device, software program and a storage medium. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT