Video quality of sevice management and constrained fidelity constant bit rate video encoding systems and methods

US9225980B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9225980-B2
Application numberUS-201414304454-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 13, 2014
Priority dateSep 21, 2006
Publication dateDec 29, 2015
Grant dateDec 29, 2015

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A constrained variable rate coding technique limits the number of bits used in an encoding process. A quality setting indicates a maximum level of quality to be used in the encoding process which limits the number of bits used in the encoding process. A bandwidth reclamation factor which indicates an amount of bandwidth to conserve may also be used with the quality setting. The constrained variable rate coding technique using a lower quality encoding process for less complex video data and a higher quality encoding technique for higher quality video data.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for coding video data comprising: a video analyzer unit which is configured to determine the coding complexity of the video data and provide a video complexity factor; a quality setting adjustment unit which receives a bandwidth reclamation factor that indicates an amount of bandwidth to be made available and also receives a video complexity factor from the video analyzer unit, the quality setting adjustment unit configured to provide a maximu…

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What does patent US9225980B2 cover?
A constrained variable rate coding technique limits the number of bits used in an encoding process. A quality setting indicates a maximum level of quality to be used in the encoding process which limits the number of bits used in the encoding process. A bandwidth reclamation factor which indicates an amount of bandwidth to conserve may also be used with the quality setting. The constrained vari…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gen Instrument Corp, Arris Technology Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N19/00006. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Dec 29 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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