Methods and apparatus to implement scalable video coding for distributed source and client applications

An apparatus comprising:

• interface circuitry;
• instructions;
• and
• at least one programmable circuit to be programmed based on the instructions to at least:
• determine at least one characteristic of a graphics system associated with a client device, the graphics system including at least one of a graphics hardware system or a graphics software system;
• generate full video frame data and base-layer frame data;
• generate a source index associated with the full video frame data;
• encode an auxiliary-layer bitstream based on the full video frame data and the base-layer frame data;
• and
• cause transmission of the auxiliary-layer bitstream to the client device without transmission of the base-layer frame data to the client device.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause at least one programmable circuit to at least:

• generate base-layer frame data;
• decode an auxiliary-layer bitstream into auxiliary-layer frame data;
• confirm that a source index matches a client index, the source index associated with the auxiliary-layer frame data, the client index associated with the base-layer frame data;
• and
• reconstruct full video frame data based on the base-layer frame data and the auxiliary-layer frame data after a determination that the source index matches the client index.