Method and system for formatting encoded video data
AssigneeBroadcom Advanced Compression Group, LLC
InventorBo Zhang
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Abstract
Described herein is a method and system for formatting encoded video data. The encoder core makes use of unit structures with types that are undefined. These units are inserted into the encoder core output to carry additional information to a transport module. The transport module interprets the units for packetizing and/or multiplexing purposes. After being interpreted, the units may be taken out from the encoder core output, but there should be no adverse effects even if they are left in since no decoding process is defined for their particular type.
Claims20
A method for video encoding with format control, said method comprising:
- encoding video data, thereby producing an elementary stream;
- inserting a supplemental unit into the elementary stream;
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- formatting the elementary stream based on the supplemental unit.
A video encoding system, said video encoding system comprising:
- an encoder for encoding video data, thereby generating an elementary stream;
- a unit generator for inserting a supplemental unit into the elementary stream;
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- a transport module for formatting the elementary stream based on the supplemental unit.
An integrated circuit for video encoding, said integrated circuit comprising:
- memory for storing a supplemental unit;
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- arithmetic logic operable to encode an input and insert the supplemental unit into a result, thereby generating an elementary stream, wherein formatting said elementary stream is based on the supplemental unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.