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Enhancement layer switching for scalable video coding

US7369610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2003
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8451
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary system includes a data encoder generating a base layer bitstream encoded at a base bit-rate, and a plurality of enhancement layer bitstreams encoded at different enhancement layer bit-rates, and a bitstream selection module selecting one of the enhancement layer bitstreams every video frame based on available channel bandwidth. A method includes transmitting a first enhancement layer bitstream encoded at a first bit-rate, detecting a transition in network bandwidth through a switching bit-rate, and transmitting a second enhancement layer bitstream encoded at a second bit-rate based on the transition in network bandwidth.

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