Method and structure for scalability type selection in digital video

A structure for the utilization of SNR scalability and temporal scalability operable to enhance one or more digital video frames of a base layer of a digital video system, comprising:

• one or more enhancement layers, wherein at least one enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers is coupled to the base layer and is operable to be coupled to every other enhancement layer, and wherein each enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers comprises one or more temporal enhanced frames and one or more SNR enhanced frames;
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• a first sequence of one or more enhanced frames, said first sequence operable to be enhanced by selection of the one or more SNR enhanced frames and the one or more temporal enhanced frames;
• wherein the one or more SNR enhanced frames and the one or more temporal enhanced frames are operable to be selected based upon one or more criteria, said criteria comprising one or more of
• a motion function,
• a frame Separation function,
• a visual quality gain with a SNR scalability function, and
• a bitrate of the enhancement layer function.

A method for the utilization of one or more scalability techniques operable to enhance one or more digital video frames of a base layer of a digital video system, further comprising:

• coupling at least one enhancement layer of one or more enhancement layers to the base layer, wherein each enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers is operable to be coupled to every other enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers and comprises one or more enhanced frames of digital video;
• enhancing a first sequence of one or more enhanced frames by selection of one or more scalability techniques;
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• for each of the one or more scalability techniques, determining a number of the one or more enhanced frames of the first sequence that correspond to a scalability technique of the one or more scalability techniques.

A method for the utilization of SNR scalability and temporal scalability operable to enhance one or more digital video frames of a base layer of a digital video system, comprising:

• coupling at least one enhancement layer of one or more enhancement layers to the base layer, wherein each enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers is operable to be coupled to every other enhancement layer of the one or more enhancement layers and comprises one or more temporal enhanced frames and one or more SNR enhanced frames;
• and
• enhancing a first sequence of one or more enhanced frames by selection of the one or more SNR enhanced frames and the one or more temporal enhanced frames;
• and
• selecting the one or more SNR enhanced frames and the one or more temporal enhanced frames based upon one or more criteria, said criteria comprising one or more of
• a motion function,
• a frame Separation function,
• a visual quality gain with a SNR scalability function, and
• a bitrate of the enhancement layer function.