Method and apparatus for encoding a digital video signal
US7804898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an encoder for encoding a digital video sequence, said digital video sequence comprising some sets of images including a disparity map, said disparity map being used to reconstruct one image of a set of images from another image of said set of images. The method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of:—encoding a type of a disparity map to be used for the reconstruction of an image, and—encoding the disparity map. Use: encoder in a video communication system
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