Compressed structure for slice groups in start code table

US8929458B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8929458-B2
Application numberUS-81672404-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 1, 2004
Priority dateFeb 5, 2004
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Presented herein is a compressed structure for writing slice group start codes into a start code table, for use with a video decoding system. One or more start codes are written to a start code table. The presentation time information is written to the start code table.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for decoding video data, the method comprising: writing a plurality of start codes to a first data word in a start code table, the start code table comprising a plurality of data words; and writing presentation time information or decoding time information to a second data word in the start code table; and wherein the plurality of start codes comprise a slice start code indicating a starting point of a picture slice, and a non-slice start c…

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What does patent US8929458B2 cover?
Presented herein is a compressed structure for writing slice group start codes into a start code table, for use with a video decoding system. One or more start codes are written to a start code table. The presentation time information is written to the start code table.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Thangaraj Arul, Aralaguppe Vijayanand, Ali Syed Mohammed, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/4305. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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