Method and apparatus for efficient decoding of multi-view coded video data

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for efficient decoding of multi-view coded video data. The apparatus includes one or more decoders (300) for decoding image data from a bitstream. The image data corresponds to a plurality of pictures for at least two views of multi-view video content. The image data is decoded in parallel in a plurality of at least one of threads and processes. The image data is decoded using a staggered approach such that a decoding of a particular one of the plurality of pictures in a particular one or more of the plurality of at least one of threads and process commences only when inter-view reference pictures corresponding to the particular one of the plurality of pictures are decoded using one or more other ones of the plurality of at least one of threads and processes.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.