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US 5,742,343 AGranted
Scalable encoding and decoding of high-resolution progressive video
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsBarin Geoffry Haskell, Atul Puri
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Abstract
High-resolution, progressive format video signals having high frame rates may be encoded by a base layer encoder and an enhancement layer encoder to provide two kinds of encoded video signals which share a common output channel. These encoded video signals are received at an input of a video receiver which may use one or both of the two kinds of encoded video signal. Relatively lower performance high-definition televisions may thus receive video signals from higher performance transmitters and produce satisfactory pictures. Higher performance HDTVs will be able to utilize the full performance capabilities of these video signals.
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A multi-layer video encoder, comprising:
- an input for receiving progressive format video signals representing a first resolution level at a predetermined first frame rate;
- separating means for separating, in response to the progressive format video signals received by the input, each progressive format video signal received by the input into a first progressive format video signal and a second progressive format video signal;
- base layer encoding means for producing, in response to the first progressive format video signal, a third video signal and encoded video signals in a predetermined format, at a predetermined resolution level, and at a predetermined frame rate, at least one of the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals being different from the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the video signals received by the input;
- enhancement layer encoding means for producing, in response to the second progressive format video signal and the third video signal, encoded video signals in a predetermined format at a predetermined resolution level and at a predetermined frame rate, at least one of the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals produced by the enhancement layer encoding means being different from the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoding means;
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- an output channel having a predetermined bandwidth shared by the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoding means and the enhancement layer encoding means.
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A multi-layer video encoder, comprising:
- an input for receiving progressive format video signals representing a first resolution level at a predetermined first frame rate;
- separating means for separating, in response to the progressive format video signals received by the input, each progressive format video signal received by the input into a first progressive format video signal and a second progressive format video signal;
- base layer encoding means for producing, in response to the first progressive format video signal, a third video signal and progressive format encoded video signals representing a second resolution level less than the first resolution level at a predetermined second frame rate less than the first frame rate;
- enhancement layer encoding means for producing, in response to the second progressive format video signal and the third video signal, progressive format encoded video signals at the first resolution level and at the first frame rate;
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- an output channel having a predetermined bandwidth for carrying the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoding means and the enhancement layer encoding means.
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A multi-layer video encoder, comprising:
- an input for receiving progressive format video signals having a first resolution level and a first frame rate;
- a progressive format video signal generator that generates, in response to the progressive format video signals received by the input, at least a first progressive format video signal from each progressive format video signal received by the input;
- a base layer encoder that produces, in response to the first progressive format video signal, a video signal and encoded video signals in a predetermined format, at a predetermined resolution level, and at a predetermined frame rate, at least one of the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals different from the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the progressive format video signals received by the input;
- an enhancement layer encoder that produces, in response to the video signal and either the progressive format video signals received by the input or a second progressive format video signal, wherein the second progressive format video signal is generated by the progressive format video signal generator from the progressive format video signals received by the input, encoded video signals in a predetermined format at a predetermined resolution level and at a predetermined frame rate, at least one of the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals produced by the enhancement layer encoder different from the format, resolution level, and frame rate of the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoder;
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- an output channel having a predetermined bandwidth shared by the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoder and the enhancement layer encoder.
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A multi-layer video encoder, comprising:
- an input for receiving progressive format video signals representing a first resolution level at a predetermined first frame rate;
- a progressive format video signal generator that generates, in response to the progressive format video signals received by the input, at least a first progressive format video signal from each progressive format video signal received by the input;
- a base layer encoder that produces, in response to the first progressive format video signal, a video signal and progressive format encoded video signals representing a second resolution level less than the first resolution level at a predetermined second frame rate less than the first frame rate;
- an enhancement layer encoder that produces, in response to the video signal and either the progressive format video signals or a second progressive format video signal, wherein the second progressive format video signal is generated by the progressive format video signal generating means from the progressive format video signals received by the input, progressive format encoded video signals at the first resolution level and at the first frame rate;
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- an output channel having a predetermined bandwidth for carrying the encoded video signals produced by the base layer encoder and the enhancement layer encoder.
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