Patent · US Expired

Variable bit rate encoding

US5929916A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 26, 1995
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/50
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rate control algorithm for an MPEG-2 compliant encoder has embodiments useful for constant bit rate and variable bit rate encoding. In particular, the present invention relates to variable bit rate encoding.

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