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Bidirectionally decodable Wyner-Ziv video coding

US8218633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2008
Grant dateJul 10, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/89
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methodologies for employing bidirectionally decodable Wyner-Ziv video coding (BDWZVC) are described herein. BDWZVC can be used to generate M-frames, which have multiple reference frames at an encoder and can be forward and backward decodable. For example, optimal Lagrangian multipliers for forward and backward motion estimation can be derived and/or utilized. The optimal Lagrangian multiplier for backward motion estimation can be approximately twice as large as the optimal Lagrangian multiplier for forward motion estimation. Further, an optimal P-frame/M-frame selection scheme can be employed to enhance rate-distortion performance when video is transmitted over an error prone channel. Accordingly, a first frame in a group of pictures (GOP) can be encoded as an I-frame, a next m−1 frames can be encoded as P-frames, and a remaining n−m frames can be encoded as M-frames, where n can be a length of the GOP and m can be optimally identified.

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