Signaling change in output layer sets

• US 10,097,846 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2016
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dolby International AB (Dolby Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Dolby International AB (Dolby Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Deshpande, Sachin G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Czekaj, Dave
• Assistant Examiner(s): SLATER, ALISON T
• Application Number:
  US15/040,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20160165252A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/172 the region being a picture, frame or field
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/177 the unit being a group of pictures [GOP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/30 using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability H04N19/63 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/423 characterised by memory arrangements H04N19/433 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/44 Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/70 characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

Abstract

A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a bitstream and a plurality of enhancement bitstreams together with receiving a video parameter set and a video parameter set extension. The system also receives an output layer set change message including information indicating a change in at least one output layer set.

Claims

1. A method for decoding a video bitstream, the method comprising:

receiving a set of picture timing parameters including a coded picture buffer removal delay parameter for removing an access unit from a coded picture buffer on an access unit level, wherein each access unit comprises multiple decoding units;

receiving a data representative of a coded video image;

storing the data in the coded picture buffer;

receiving a first flag indicating whether the access unit is to be removed from the coded picture buffer for decoding at an access unit level, or a decoding unit is to be removed from the coded picture buffer for decoding at a sub-picture level, the decoding unit being a subset of the access unit;

determining, based on the first flag, that the access unit or the decoding unit is to be removed from the coded picture buffer; and

in response to determining that the decoding unit is to be removed from the coded picture buffer for decoding at the sub-picture level,

(i) receiving a second flag indicating whether the bitstream includes a parameter representing a common removal delay for all decoding units in the access unit, where the common removal delay is a delay between a current decoding unit and an immediately preceding decoding unit,

(ii) responsive to determining that the flag indicates that a parameter representing a common removal delay for all the decoding units is in the bitstream, receiving the parameter representing the common removal delay,

(iii) responsive to determining that the flag indicates that the parameter representing the common removal delay for all the decoding units is not in the bitstream, receiving separate decoding unit delay parameters, each representing a delay between consecutive decoding units in the access unit, wherein at least two of the separate decoding unit delay parameters are different,

(iv) removing the decoding unit from the coded picture buffer based either on the parameter representing the common removal delay, or the separate decoding unit delay parameters;

(v) decoding the decoding units, and

(vi) deriving a picture based on the decoded decoding units; and

in response to determining that the access unit is to be removed from the coded picture buffer for decoding at the access unit level,

(i) determining an access unit removal delay for the access unit in the data,

(ii) removing the access unit from the coded picture buffer based on the access unit delay, and

(iii) decoding the removed access unit.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a set of picture timing parameters in a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message, the set of picture timing parameters including the parameter representing the common removal delay.