Moving picture data code conversion/transmission method and device, code conversion/reception method and device
First Claim
1. A code conversion and transmission apparatus for moving picture data, comprising:
- (a) first moving picture code converting and transmitting means for being supplied with compressed encoded data input thereto and outputting at least one frame of the input encoded data;
(b) second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means, where N is an integer of 2 or more, for decoding at least a portion of the input encoded data, encoding the data obtained by the decoding, and outputting at least one frame of the encoded data thus obtained;
(c) means for sending at least one of outputs from said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to first to Mth transmission paths, where M is an integer of 1 or more, and(d) means for controlling outputs of said second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means and an output of said first moving picture code converting and transmitting means so as to be outputted with time differences, or outputted to each of said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means with time differences.
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Abstract
A code conversion/transmission apparatus for being supplied with compressed encoded data and converting and outputting the data to a transmission path has code converter/transmitters for outputting the encoded data input thereto and encoded data produced by re-encoding the encoded data input thereto, or outputting a plurality of encoded data comprising encoded data produced by separately re-encoding the encoded data input thereto, respectively, and transmitting the plurality of encoded data to at least one transmission path. At least a portion of the encoded data input thereto and at least a portion of the re-encoded encoded data are transmitted to the transmission path.
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24 Claims
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1. A code conversion and transmission apparatus for moving picture data, comprising:
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(a) first moving picture code converting and transmitting means for being supplied with compressed encoded data input thereto and outputting at least one frame of the input encoded data; (b) second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means, where N is an integer of 2 or more, for decoding at least a portion of the input encoded data, encoding the data obtained by the decoding, and outputting at least one frame of the encoded data thus obtained; (c) means for sending at least one of outputs from said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to first to Mth transmission paths, where M is an integer of 1 or more, and (d) means for controlling outputs of said second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means and an output of said first moving picture code converting and transmitting means so as to be outputted with time differences, or outputted to each of said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means with time differences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 22)
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7. A code conversion and transmission apparatus for moving picture data, comprising:
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(a) first moving picture code converting and transmitting means for being supplied with compressed encoded data input thereto and outputting at least one frame of the input encoded data; (b) second to the Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means, where N is an integer of 2 or more, for decoding at least a portion of the input encoded data, encoding the data obtained by the decoding, and outputting at least one frame of the encoded data thus obtained; (c) means for sending at least one of outputs from said first to the Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to the first Mth transmission paths, where M is an integer of 1 or more, (d) first to Mth code conversion and transmission processors each having said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means; and (e) means for multiplexing and outputting first to Nth encoded data outputs of said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means of said first to Mth code conversion and transmission processors, with time differences; wherein multiplexed outputs of said first to Mth code conversion and transmission processors are sent respectively to said first to Mth transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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10. A code conversion and transmission system for moving picture data, comprising:
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a code conversion and transmission apparatus; and a code conversion/reception apparatus, wherein said code conversion and transmission apparatus comprises; (a) first moving picture code converting and transmitting means for being supplied with compressed encoded data input thereto and outputting at least one frame of the input encoded data; (b) second to the Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means, where N is an integer of 2 or more, for decoding at least a portion of the input encoded data, encoding the data obtained by decoding, and outputting at least one frame of the encoded data thus obtained; (c) means for sending at least one of outputs from said first to the Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to first to Mth transmission paths, where M is a n integer of 1 or more, and (d) means for controlling delays, multiplexing the data, and outputting the multiplexed data such that the outputs of said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means of said code apparatus for moving picture data are transmitted with time differences, wherein said code conversion/reception apparatus comprises; selecting means for selecting a transmission path for receiving encoded data from first to Mth transmission paths where M is an integer of 1 or more; and means for receiving encoded data from the transmission path selected by said selecting means, extracting encoded data which are received free of transmission errors and losses, and reconstructing encoded data based on the extracted encoded data and outputting the reconstructed encoded data, and wherein the multiplexed data are transmitted to the transmission paths. - View Dependent Claims (11, 21)
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14. A code conversion and transmission method for moving picture data, which is carried out by a code conversion and transmission apparatus having first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means, where N is an integer of 2 or more, comprising the steps of:
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(a) causing said first moving picture code converting and transmitting means to be supplied with compressed encoded data input thereto and output at least one frame of the input encoded data; (b) causing said second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to encode data produced by decoding at least a portion of the input encoded data, and output at least one frame of the encoded data thus obtained; and (c) sending at least one of outputs from said first to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means to first to Mth transmission paths, where M is an integer of 1 or more, wherein outputs of said second to Nth moving picture code converting and transmitting means in said step (b) and an output in said step (a) are outputted with time differences, and/or respective outputs in said step (b) are outputted with time differences. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24)
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