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Image decoding apparatus and image decoding method

US8548061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2009
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/44
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image decoding apparatus, which receives a compressed image stream as an input signal and decodes the input signal, includes decoders for decoding the input signal by decoding predetermined data units. A task controller divides a decoding process for the input signal into process steps and allocates a data unit to be processed by each decoder and for each process step. Each process step has a dependency on an order of processing. The task controller detects a processing status of the decoder, and allocates a data unit and a process step to be processed to the decoder, depending on the detected processing status, a dependency between the process steps, and a dependency between frames included in the image stream.

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