Apparatus and method for supporting plural codecs
US6965328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/61
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Different video codecs can be integrated or duplicated functions of each codec can be shared. According to an apparatus and method for supporting plural codecs of the present invention, a decoding process can be performed by analyzing information of a transmitted bit stream, deciding kind of codec being used by means of a header analysis unit, connecting through a switching unit to a corresponding decoder of a decoding unit including plural decoders or to a corresponding operation block among a plurality of operation blocks including at least one function.
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