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Image information decoding and reproducing apparatus and method

US6069993A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1997
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/85
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image information decoding and reproducing apparatus and method reproduces images in reverse sequence when a plurality of images is compressed to a single image unit and recorded to a disc-shaped recording medium. When the j-th picture from the beginning of an i-th access unit is reproduced, an image information reading section reads the two access units from (i-1)th access unit to i-th access unit, an image decoding section decodes images, and a decoded picture counter counts the number of pictures decoded after the counter has counted a particular value, e.g., 2. An image output section then outputs the picture decoded when the count detected by the decoded picture counter reaches a particular value. Reverse sequence reproduction is thereafter achieved by successively reducing the values of j and i.

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