3242 results about "Video decoding" patented technology

A novel cable gateway system and architecture incorporating a hybrid digital video transceiver. The digital cable system architecture combines reception of legacy video such as MPEG-TS based DVB-C streams with that of original IP video over DOCSIS channels. The system comprises a hybrid DVB / IP cable gateway STB capable of receiving both legacy DVB-C video and original IP video streams. The cable gateway device performs the front-end functionality (including QAM receiver, tuner and broadband connection) while the back-end functionality of video decoding and display is performed by one or more standard IP-STBs connected to the cable gateway device over a network (e.g., home LAN). Legacy MPEG-TS based DVB-C video is captured and encapsulated into packets for distribution over the network to the IP-STBs. The cable gateway distributes the original IP video received over the CATV source and the encapsulated legacy video as video over IP packets over the network.

Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to dynamically redistribute computational processes in a system that includes a plurality of processing units are described. The power consumption, the performance, and the power / performance value are determined for various computational processes between a plurality of subsystems where each of the subsystems is capable of performing the computational processes. The computational processes are exemplarily graphics rendering process, image processing process, signal processing process, Bayer decoding process, or video decoding process, which can be performed by a central processing unit, a graphics processing units or a digital signal processing unit. In one embodiment, the distribution of computational processes between capable subsystems is based on a power setting, a performance setting, a dynamic setting or a value setting.

In a digital cinema network of NTP-timekeeping devices in which one of the devices decodes video information, the scheduling of future instructions takes into account the differences between the nominal and actual frame rates of the video decoding device and the network's NTP latency.

A digital video decoding system receives packetized video data representing programs conveyed on a plurality of video channels. The system includes a plurality of buffers for storing encoded video data representing images of video programs conveyed on a corresponding plurality of video channels. An individual buffer, corresponding to an individual video channel, stores sufficient encoded video data to prevent an underflow condition following switching to decode a program conveyed on the individual video channel. A processor initiates switching to decode a program conveyed on a selected one of the plurality of video channels in response to a user channel selection input. A decoder decodes encoded video data received from one of the plurality of buffers corresponding to the program conveyed on the selected video channel as determined by switching initiated by the processor. The decoder also predicts a next channel to be selected by a user based on, (a) predetermined user channel and program preference criteria, (b) predetermined user channel navigation patterns, or (c) user data entry device sensory data.

System and methods are provided for modifying a compressed video data stream to match the available video decoding capability of a target decoder. Compressed video content can be embedded in another compressed bitstream to allow more efficient usage of available channel bandwidth. Format conversion allows flexible transmission of video content even if the original format and available decompression capabilities are mismatched.

A method and apparatus for video encoding, predecoding, and video decoding for video streaming services. The video encoding method includes encoding first and second video sequences into first and second bitstreams using scalable video coding, wherein at least one of resolution, frame rate, and image quality of the second video sequence is different from that of the first video sequence, and combining the first and second bitstreams into a super bitstream.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive transmission method and a self-adaptive transmission system in the uplink cellular video communication of the wireless multimedia communication technical field. The method is that: a feedback-based channel effectively transmits bandwidth perceiving; the sending speed of a data flow is adjusted according to the perceived effective transmission bandwidth, the adjustment of the sending rate is realized by changing the packet length of the data flow; two-stage information resource rate control based on cache cleaning and rate control of an encoder is used. The device comprises a sending end, a transmission network and a receiving end, wherein the sending end comprises a video encoding unit and a transmission control unit, the receiving end comprises a transmission control unit and a video decoding unit, the sending end and the receiving end transmit messages through the transmission network. The sending rate of the invention can automatically adapt to the change of the channel bandwidth, decreases the probability of packet loss caused by the fluctuation of the wireless channel bandwidth, and realizes that the customer side can obtain the best possible playing quality under the condition of constant change of network operation conditions.

There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive geometric partitioning for video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder (900) for encoding image data corresponding to pictures by adaptively partitioning at least portions of the pictures responsive to at least one parametric model. The at least one parametric model involves at least one of implicit and explicit formulation of at least one curve.

An advanced multiplexer designed and optimized for next generation on-demand video distribution is described. Features and capabilities include low-latency client interactions, quality of service management, session based encryption management, support for multiple video formats, and support for multiple video decoding standards. Indicators are embedded in new video segments to identify start-of-segment transition points, enabling rapid transitions from one video segment to another. Low-latency operation is achieved by rapid switching, and by coordinating flushing of video buffers and buffer restoration.

An apparatus and a method for video encoding / decoding using predictability of an intra-prediction mode are disclosed. The apparatus for encoding a video of the present disclosure includes: an intra-prediction mode determiner for determining an encoder prediction mode which is an intra-prediction mode of a current block of the video; an encoder for encoding a residual block generated by subtracting, from the current block, a predicted block generated by predicting the current block according to the encoder prediction mode; a mode information generator for generating mode information according to whether or not a video decoding apparatus is able to predict the encoder prediction mode; and an encoded data generator for generating encoded data including the encoded residual block and the mode information. The present disclosure can enhance compression in video encoding / decoding by using intra-prediction to predict the video with a minimum necessary bit rate.

Accelerated video decoding makes use of FEC-repaired media packets that become available through FEC decoding later than their intended decoding time, so to re-establish the integrity of the prediction chain between predicted pictures. The decoder state may be stored at the time of reception of an erroneous packet or at the time of identification of a lost packet, and decoding continued. After FEC repair, the last known state of the decoder is restored after the lost / damaged packet(s) is (are) resurrected through FEC, and accelerated decoding accordingly is used. Cycles “reserved” for decoding of a sub-sequence may be utilized. By freezing the decoded frame at the begin of a sub-sequence and decoding coded pictures of the main sequence that are part of the previous FEC block the integrity of the main prediction chain may be established again. Alternatively, cycles from enhancement layer decoding may be used.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing annular video of 360 degrees for assistant drive of a vehicle. The method adopts a video acquisition unit, an annular video synthesis unit and a display control and storage unit, and has the characteristics of reliable stability, low cost and suitable batch production. The method can acquire video signals in real time for four super-wide-angle fish-eye cameras arranged at front, back, left and right of the vehicle, carries out treatment of fish-eye image correction, annular image mosaic and vision angle conversion on four channels of the video signals through a video decoding unit and a video synthesizing control unit to generate a panoramic displayed plan view of 360 degrees, achieves multiple display modes through the display control and storage unit, and can selectively store correlated video information. The method can provide surrounding scenes for a driver, and eliminate vision blind area thereof, and is favorable for the driver to achieve safe and accurate vehicle driving operations. The method is used for assistant drive for sedans, business vehicles and heavy trucks of various grades, and passenger coaches of different types.

A video encoding apparatus and method and a video decoding apparatus and method are provided. The video encoding apparatus includes a base layer encoding unit generating a base layer bitstream including a quantization level of video data and a base quantization parameter corresponding to a base bit-depth, an enhancement layer encoding unit generating an enhancement layer bitstream including a refined quantization parameter for refining the difference between an extended bit-depth and the base bit-depth, and a bitstream combining unit combining the base layer bitstream and the enhancement layer bitstream to generate the scalable bitstream. The video decoding apparatus includes a base layer decoding unit decoding a base layer bitstream including a quantization level of video data and a base quantization parameter corresponding to a base bit-depth in a received bitstream to obtain a base restoration image, an enhancement layer decoding unit decoding an enhancement layer bitstream including a refined quantization parameter for refining the difference between an extended bit-depth and the base bit-depth in the received bitstream, and a bit-depth restoration unit obtaining an extended restoration image corresponding to an extended bit-depth by using the decoded quantization level, the decoded base quantization parameter, and the decoded refined quantization parameter.

Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to dynamically redistribute computational processes in a system that includes a plurality of processing units are described. The power consumption, the performance, and the power / performance value are determined for various computational processes between a plurality of subsystems where each of the subsystems is capable of performing the computational processes. The computational processes are exemplarily graphics rendering process, image processing process, signal processing process, Bayer decoding process, or video decoding process, which can be performed by a central processing unit, a graphics processing units or a digital signal processing unit. In one embodiment, the distribution of computational processes between capable subsystems is based on a power setting, a performance setting, a dynamic setting or a value setting.

A method of video decoding is provided that includes receiving a data stream comprising a sequence of syntax elements that were compressed using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC), such that the encoding of each bin of a bin string representative of a syntax element was performed by arithmetic encoding. Two consecutive bins of a syntax element are decoded in parallel. Speculative computation and prefetching is used to reduce the critical path and thereby improve processing speed.

A video decoding apparatus includes a bitstream parser, a calculator and a memory. The bitstream parser is provided to receive a video bitstream and extracting a set of constraints associated with the video bitstream, wherein the set of constraints has information associated with a direct_8×8_inference flag for a macroblock of a picture, wherein the macroblock has N sub-macroblock partitions. The calculator is provided to calculate first motion vector information associated with the macroblock and obtain second motion vector information associated with K of the N sub-macroblock partitions from the first motion vector information according to the information associated with the direct_8×8_inference flag, wherein K is less than N. The memory is provided to store the second motion vector information.

Provided is a video encoding / decoding technique for improving the compression efficiency by reducing the motion vector code amount. In a video decoding process, the prediction vector calculation method is switched from one to another in accordance with a difference between predetermined motion vectors among a plurality of motion vectors of a peripheral block of a block to be decoded and already decoded. The calculated prediction vector is added to a difference vector decoded from an encoded stream so as to calculate a motion vector. By using the calculated motion vector, the inter-image prediction process is executed.

There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive geometric partitioning for video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder (900) for encoding image data corresponding to pictures by adaptively partitioning at least portions of the pictures responsive to at least one parametric model. The at least one parametric model involves at least one of implicit and explicit formulation of at least one curve.

HDTV video decoder circuit is disclosed, which has an +E,fra 1 / 4+EE size frame memory for a progressive scanned or interlace scanned video and yet can conduct IDCT and motion compensation to fit to the reduced frame memory size, which, in comparison to a conventional MPEG-2 video decoder which uses a 4x4 IDCT that requires +E,fra 1 / 4+EE frame memory in encoding an interlace scanned image into frame picture only to lose field information of the image resulting in a significant damage to the picture quality, facilitates to maintain the field information as it was resulting in an improvement in the picture quality.

The present invention relates to systems and methods for motion estimation and mode decision for low-complexity H.264 standard decoders. The present invention includes a method for optimizing the selection of motion vectors and motion compensation block modules in a video encoder in order to decrease the complexity of the video upon decoding. The novel method of the present invention may include novel steps for selecting motion vectors, block modes, and for applying a complexity-control algorithm to encode the received input video data sequence in accordance with the identified target complexity level. The present invention may be implemented in accordance with current and future video decoding standards to optimize decoding by reducing decoding complexity and thereby reducing required resources and power consumption.

Provided is a method for decoding video, which performs prediction in an intra mode. The method for decoding video according to the invention comprises steps of: creating a current table index using a code number and MPM index information; and deriving a current prediction mode by adopting an index mapping table in the current table index. According to the present invention, video encoding / decoding efficiency can be improved.

A method of synchronizing decoders within a network to a server includes receiving a set of timestamps and local clock signals upon receiving the beacon interrupt signal, computing differential timestamp and local clock values based on values of timestamp and local clock signals, respectively, within the sets of timestamp and local clock signals, determining whether the differential local clock value has a predetermined relationship with the differential timestamp value, and transmitting a clock rate adjustment command signal to the decoder when differential local clock value does not have the predetermined relationship with the differential timestamp value. The clock rate adjustment command signal adjusts the local system time clock of the decoder such that a subsequent differential clock value will have the predetermined relationship with the differential timestamp value. When this method is performed for each decoder within the network, the decoders are substantially synchronized and the decoding delay can be kept below humanly perceptible levels.

A method and system for reducing computation complexity of an MPEG digital video decoder system by scaling down the computation of motion compensation during the decoding process are provided. The video processing system processes incoming MPEG video signals including a plurality of macroblocks with a motion vector associated therewith. A non full-pel vector is converted to a full-pel motion vector on a P frame and a B frame, or on a combination of P and B frames, by rounding an odd number vector to the nearest even number vector. Then, a motion compensated MPEG video picture is performed based on the converted full-pel motion vector. As a result, a. substantial computational overhead associated with interpolation is desirably avoided.

The present invention relates to a video encoding and decoding method. A video decoding method for the same may include: obtaining granularity information; determining a sharing region based on the granularity information; and generating a prediction block of a current block by using motion information of the sharing region when the current block corresponds to the sharing region.

Provided is an apparatus, medium, and method for processing neighbor information in a video decoder that can minimize the number of memory accesses. The apparatus includes a neighbor information providing unit and a storage unit. If at least one spatially neighboring block of a current block exists in memory, the neighbor information providing unit can access information of all neighbor blocks from the memory and provides the accessed information as neighbor information. The storage unit stores the neighbor information provided by the neighbor information providing unit and outputs the stored neighbor information to the plurality of modules.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a video coding method and a video decoding method which allow enhancement of coding efficiency and improvement in video quality. A video coding apparatus (100) includes: a mode determination unit (111) which determines a notification method for notifying a transform block size to be used in orthogonal transform of a current block to be either the implicit mode or the explicit mode, and outputs the ABT mode indicating the determined notification method; an orthogonal transformation unit (104) which transforms the difference values between the input image and predicted image into frequency coefficients based on the transform block size determined in accordance with the determined notification method; a quantization unit (105) which quantizes the frequency coefficients and output the quantized values; and a variable length coding unit (110) which performs variable length coding on the quantized values, the ABT mode, and the like, so as to output a coded stream.

A method for decoding an encoded video stream is provided that includes when a sequence parameter set in the encoded video stream is lost, wherein the sequence parameter set includes a frame number parameter, a picture order count parameter, a picture height parameter, a picture width parameter, and a plurality of non-critical parameters, assigning default values to the plurality of non-critical parameters, setting the picture height parameter and the picture width parameter based on a common pixel resolution, when a slice header of an instantaneous decoding refresh picture is available, determining the frame number parameter from the slice header, and determining the picture order count parameter using the frame number parameter, the default values, the pixel height parameter, and the picture width parameter, and using the parameters to decode a slice in the encoded video stream.

A video coding method and a video coding device can optimize prediction efficiency and coding efficiency.A video coding device (100) codes video data, by performing motion compensation with sub-pel resolution by using an adaptive interpolation filter for calculating a pixel value of a sub pixel for interpolation between full pixels configuring an input image included in the video data. The video coding device (100) includes: a motion compensation unit (160) that (i) sets a filter property for an adaptive interpolation filter on a predetermined process unit basis, and determining, for each of sub-pel positions relative to a full pixel, a plurality of filter coefficients of the adaptive interpolation filter having the set filter property, and (ii) performs the motion compensation with sub-pel resolution, by applying the adaptive interpolation filter having the determined filter coefficients to the input image; and a subtraction unit (110) that generates a prediction error, by subtracting, from the input image, a prediction image generated in the motion compensation; and a coding unit (190) that codes the prediction error.

The present disclosure relates to a video encoding / decoding method and provides a video encoding apparatus including: an intra-prediction mode determiner for determining an intra prediction mode of current block entitled an encoder prediction mode by using candidate intra-predictable mode set including intra-prediction mode candidates being selected from a whole and predictable by video decoding apparatus; an encoder for encoding residual block from subtracting predicted block from predicting the current block by the encoder prediction mode from current block; a mode information generator for generating mode information depending on whether the video decoding apparatus can predict the encoder prediction mode; and an encoded data generator for generating encoded data including an encoded residual block and the mode information. The present disclosure selectively encodes mode information on the intra-prediction mode to reduce the bit rate of encoded data from encoding video and improve video compression efficiency and quality of compressed video.