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Two layer video signal coding

US5349383A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1993
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of coding a video signal for transmission includes the steps of coding data representing the video signal by a base layer coding operation which includes base layer quantizer having a base layer quantization step size to provide coded video data for transmission; deriving inverse-coded video data by carrying out an inverse base layer coding operation on the coded video data; deriving difference data from the data representing the video signal and the inverse coded video data; and coding the difference data by an enhancement layer coding operation only when the energy of the difference data exceeds a variable threshold, the threshold being inversely proportional to the base layer quantization step size.

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