Calibration System for Adaptive Media Encoder
First Claim
1. A data processing system for calibrating a media codec operable to encode and decode a media stream comprising a sequence of time-stamped frames, the data processing system comprising:
- an encoder subsystem configured to perform encoding in accordance with one or more encode parameters;
a decoder subsystem; and
a calibration system comprising;
a data store configured to store an encoded media stream; and
a calibration monitor operable in a calibration mode of the media codec to;
cause the decoder subsystem to decode said encoded media stream so as to generate a decoded media stream;
cause the encoder subsystem to re-encode said decoded media stream; and
cause the re-encoded media stream to pass back into the decoder subsystem;
the calibration monitor being configured to, identify maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps.
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Abstract
A data processing system for calibrating a media codec comprising a sequence of time-stamped frames and comprising: an encoder subsystem configured to perform encoding in accordance with one or more encode parameters; a decoder subsystem; and a calibration system comprising: a data store for storing an encoded media stream; and a calibration monitor configured to, on the media codec entering a calibration mode, cause: the decoder subsystem to decode the encoded media stream so as to generate a decoded media stream; the encoder subsystem to re-encode said decoded media stream; and the re-encoded media stream to pass back into the decoder subsystem; the calibration monitor being configured to, through variation of the encode parameters of the encoder subsystem, identify maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps.
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13 Claims
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1. A data processing system for calibrating a media codec operable to encode and decode a media stream comprising a sequence of time-stamped frames, the data processing system comprising:
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an encoder subsystem configured to perform encoding in accordance with one or more encode parameters; a decoder subsystem; and a calibration system comprising; a data store configured to store an encoded media stream; and a calibration monitor operable in a calibration mode of the media codec to; cause the decoder subsystem to decode said encoded media stream so as to generate a decoded media stream; cause the encoder subsystem to re-encode said decoded media stream; and cause the re-encoded media stream to pass back into the decoder subsystem; the calibration monitor being configured to, identify maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of calibrating a media codec for encoding and decoding a media stream comprising a sequence of time-stamped frames, the media codec comprising an encoder subsystem configured to perform encoding in accordance with one or more encode parameters and a decoder subsystem, the method comprising:
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playing out a stored encoded media stream to the decoder subsystem so as to cause the decoder subsystem to decode the encoded media stream and generate a decoded media stream; causing the encoder subsystem to re-encode said decoded media stream; looping the re-encoded media stream back into the decoder subsystem; and identifying maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps.
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12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions that, when executed at a computer system for generating a representation of a digital circuit from definitions of circuit elements and data defining rules for combining those circuit elements, cause at least one processor of the computer system to generate a data processing system comprising:
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an encoder subsystem configured to perform encoding in accordance with one or more encode parameters; a decoder subsystem; and a calibration system comprising; a data store configured to store an encoded media stream; and a calibration monitor operable in a calibration mode of the media codec to; cause the decoder subsystem to decode said encoded media stream so as to generate a decoded media stream; cause the encoder subsystem to re-encode said decoded media stream; and cause the re-encoded media stream to pass back into the decoder subsystem; the calibration monitor being configured to, identify maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps.
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed cause at least one processor to:
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play out a stored encoded media stream to a decoder subsystem of a media codec for encoding and decoding a media stream comprising a sequence of time-stamped frames, so as to cause the decoder subsystem to decode the encoded media stream and generate a decoded media stream; cause an encoder subsystem of said media codec to re-encode said decoded media stream; loop the re-encoded media stream back into the decoder subsystem; and identify maximal encode parameters corresponding to the greatest steady-state demand on the media codec that permits decoding of the sequence of time-stamped frames at a rate in accordance with their associated timestamps.
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