Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus

US9621871B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9621871-B2
Application numberUS-201213369786-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 9, 2012
Priority dateAug 9, 2010
Publication dateApr 11, 2017
Grant dateApr 11, 2017

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An image coding method for properly handling a 3D video format including a base layer and an enhancement layer includes a video layer and a system layer. The video layer includes a step of coding an image to generate a coded stream. The system layer includes a step of multiplexing the coded stream and an identifier to generate a system stream, the identifier indicating whether or not the image has a left-right mixed format that includes a base layer and an enhancement layer and that has a left view image area and a right view image area in each picture. In the coding step, the image that includes the base layer and the enhancement layer and that has the left view image area and the right view image area in each picture is coded to generate the coded stream, when the image has the left-right mixed format.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image coding method comprising: a video layer of generating a coded stream by coding an image composed of one or more pictures; and a system layer of generating a system stream for transmitting or storing the coded stream, said video layer comprising coding the image to generate the coded stream, and said system layer comprising multiplexing the coded stream generated in said coding and an identifier to generate the system stream, the identifier ind…

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What does patent US9621871B2 cover?
An image coding method for properly handling a 3D video format including a base layer and an enhancement layer includes a video layer and a system layer. The video layer includes a step of coding an image to generate a coded stream. The system layer includes a step of multiplexing the coded stream and an identifier to generate a system stream, the identifier indicating whether or not the image …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nishi Takahiro, Toma Tadamasa, Sasaki Taiji, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N19/30. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 11 2017 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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