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System and method for optimizing multimedia compression using plural encoders

  • US 7,720,999 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2002
  • Issued: 05/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for processing a multimedia stream, comprising:

  • rendering, from the multimedia stream, a first compressed stream comprising a first base layer and a first enhancement layer using a first compression algorithm;

    in parallel therewith, rendering, from the multimedia stream, at least a second compressed stream comprising a second base layer and a second enhancement layer using a second compression algorithm;

    evaluating at least the first and second compressed streams;

    via a selection processor, selecting, based on the evaluating act, one of the compressed streams as a best stream, wherein the best stream selection is based on numbers of bits per second of the first and second base layers relative to a base layer compression threshold and numbers of bits per second of the first and second enhancement layers relative to an enhancement layer compression threshold; and

    transmitting the selected best stream.

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