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Signalling picture encoding schemes and associated picture properties

  • US 8,416,858 B2
  • Filed: 03/01/2009
  • Issued: 04/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a video stream, the video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures corresponding to a video program, the plural compressed pictures having plural sets of compressed pictures, each of the plural sets adhering to one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of the picture interdependencies and properties; and

    providing auxiliary information in the video stream, the auxiliary information comprising plural data fields, the plural data fields comprising a first data field corresponding to one of multiple coding schemes, the coding scheme comprising a set of tiers that uniquely define the one coding scheme, the plural data fields further comprising a second data field different from the first data field, the second data field comprising an indication of whether the one or more picture interdependencies, properties, or a combination of both corresponding to the set of tiers is valid for use in decoding.

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