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Method and apparatus for encoding a digital video signal

US8270477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2010
Grant dateSep 18, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method and an encoder for encoding a digital video sequence, the digital video sequence having some sets of images including a disparity map, the disparity map being used to reconstruct one image of a set of images from another image of the set of images, the method includes the steps of encoding a type of a disparity map to be used for the reconstruction of an image, and encoding the disparity map.

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