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AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTAKAO YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA KAMOGAWA, KUNIO NOBORI
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In order to control the coding quantity depending on the processing situation at the terminal when decoding or synthesizing plural pictures or sounds simultaneously, the decoding apparatus of the invention comprises a reception control unit 11 for receiving the information, a separation unit 12 for analyzing and separating the received information, a priority decision unit 14 for determining the priority of processing of the pictures separated in the separation unit 12, a picture expanding unit 18 for expanding the pictures according to the determined priority, s picture synthesizing unit 19 for synthesizing the pictures on the basis of the expanded pictures, a synthesis result accumulating unit 22 for accumulating the synthesized pictures, a reproduction time control unit 23 for controlling the time for starting reproduction, and an output unit 24 for delivering the result of synthesis according to the information of the reproduction time control unit 23.
A picture decoding and coding apparatus comprising a picture coding apparatus including picture coding means for coding picture information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording the coded various information, and a picture decoding apparatus including reception control means for receiving the coded various information, picture decoding means for decoding received various information, picture synthesizing means for synthesizing one or more decoded pictures, and output means for delivering the synthesized picture.
A sound decoding and coding apparatus comprising a sound coding apparatus including sound coding means for coding sound information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording the coded various information, and a sound decoding apparatus including reception control means for receiving the coded various information, sound decoding means for decoding received various information, sound synthesizing means for synthesizing one or more decoded sounds, and output means for delivering the synthesized sound.
A real time picture coding apparatus comprising one or more picture input means for feeding pictures, picture input control means for controlling the control state of the picture input means, other terminal control request control means for controlling the reception state of a reception terminal, coding process decision means for determining the coding method of pictures depending on at least the controlled reception state of the reception terminal or the control state of said picture input means, picture coding means for coding said input picture according to the result of decision by the coding process decision means, and output means for delivering the coded picture.
(Added) A picture coding apparatus comprising picture coding means for coding picture information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording coded various information,
(Added) A picture decoding apparatus comprising reception control means for receiving coded various information transmitted from a picture coding apparatus including picture coding means for coding picture information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording coded various information,
(Added) A sound coding apparatus comprising sound coding means for coding sound information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording coded various information,
(Added) A sound decoding apparatus comprising reception control means for receiving coded various information transmitted from a sound coding apparatus including sound coding means for coding sound information, and transmission control means for transmitting or recording coded various information,
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