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Video decoder

US5576765A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1994
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/70
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital signal decoder system for receiving compressed encoded digitized video signals and transmitting decompressed decoded digital video signals includes a FIFO Data Buffer, a RAM having (1) a compressed, encoded Data Buffer and (2) a data portion for storing decompressed digital video buffer data. A Memory Management Unit is provided for managing the RAM. The decoder has a decoder processor that includes a Variable Length Code Decoder for receiving encoded data, a (2,3,3) parallel counter based Inverse Quantizer for dequantizing the decoded data, an Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform Decoder for transforming the dequantized, decoded data into Intrapictures, Predicted Pictures, and Bidirectional predicted Pictures, a Motion Compensator for receiving Intrapictures and other information from the RAM, and error functions, and forming motion compensated predicted pictures therefrom for return to the RAM, a Display Unit to output motion compensated pictures from the RAM, and a reduced instruction set Controller to control the Memory Management Unit, the Variable Length Code Decoder, the Inverse Quantizer, the Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform Decoder, the Motion Compensator, and the …

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