Apparatus and method of data reconstruction

A data reconstruction apparatus comprising:

• a first detector to detect a first start code added to a header of an input first MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) bitstream including at least one elementary layer bitstream made of an upper layer bitstream and a plurality of lower layer bitstreams that follow the upper layer bitstream, thus generating a first start code detection signal;
• a first controller to generate control packets when the first controller judges, in response to the first detection signal, that the detected first start code is an upper layer start code added to a header of the upper layer bitstream, the control packets carrying information on reconstruction of original data that has been coded into the lower layer bitstreams, software for the start code judgement and the control packet generation being installed in the first controller;
• a processor, having wired-logic circuitry, to process the lower layer bitstreams according to the wired-logic in response to the control packets, thus reconstructing the original data;
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• the processor includes a motion-compensated decoding section having frame memories, the decoding section decompressing the lower layer bitstreams to reconstruct the original data with motion-compensation by writing and reading decompressed frame pictures carried by the lower layer bitstreams to and from the frame memories.

A data reconstruction apparatus comprising:

• a first detector to detect a first start code added to a header of an input first MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) bitstream including at least one elementary layer bitstream made of an upper layer bitstream and a plurality of lower layer bitstreams that follow the upper layer bitstream, thus generating a first start code detection signal;
• a first controller to generate control packets when the first controller judges, in response to the first detection signal, that the detected first start code is an upper layer start code added to a header of the upper layer bitstream, the control packets carrying information on reconstruction of original data that has been coded into the lower layer bitstreams, software for the start code judgement and the control packet generation being installed in the first controller;
• a processor, having wired-logic circuitry, to process the lower layer bitstreams according to the wired-logic in response to the control packets, thus reconstructing the original data;
• a plurality of registers connected in series and having an input register and an output register, through which the input MPEG bitstream is shifted, the first detector generating the detection signal when the input MPEG bitstream being shifted through the registers is equal to reference data;
• a second detector to detect a second start code added to a header of a second MPEG bitstream including a plurality of system layer bitstreams and elementary layer bitstreams, the system layer and elementary layer bitstreams being input to the second detector in a random order per packet, thus generating a second start code detection signal;
• a second controller to determine, in response to the second detection signal, whether the detected second start code is added to a header of a firstly input system layer bitstream, the controller further determining whether the system layer bitstream indicates an amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet when the detected second start code is judged as added to the header of the firstly input system layer bitstream;
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• a counter to count the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams while the elementary layer bitstreams are input to the first detector when the firstly input system layer bitstream is judged as indicating the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet, the second controller generating an input inhibit command to the registers so as not to accept the bitstream when the counted number reaches a predetermined number.

A data reconstruction apparatus comprising:

• a detector to detect a start code added to a header of an input MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) bitstream including a plurality of system layer bitstreams and elementary layer bitstreams, each elementary layer bitstream including an upper layer bitstream and a plurality of lower layer bitstreams that follow the upper layer bitstream, the system layer and elementary layer bitstreams being input to the detector in a random order per packet, thus generating a start code detection signal;
• a controller to determine, in response to the detection signal, whether the detected start code is added to a header of a firstly input system layer bitstream, the controller further determining whether the system layer bitstream indicates an amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet when the detected start code is judged as added to the header of the firstly input system layer bitstream;
• a processor to process the lower layer bitstreams according to control packets generated based on the upper layer bitstreams, thus reconstructing original data that has been coded into the lower layer bitstreams;
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• a counter to count the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams while the elementary layer bitstreams are input to the detector when the firstly input system layer bitstream is judged as indicating the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet, the controller generating an input inhibit command to the processor so as not to accept the lower layer bitstreams when the counted number reaches a predetermined number.

A data reconstruction method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a first start code added to a header of an input MPEG bitstream including a plurality of system layer bitstreams and elementary layer bitstreams, each elementary layer bitstream including an upper layer bitstream and a plurality of lower layer bitstreams that follow the upper layer bitstream, the system layer and elementary layer bitstreams being input in a random order per packet and generating a first start code detection signal;
• determining, in response to the first detection signal, whether the detected first start code is added to a header of a firstly input system layer bitstream, and determining further whether the system layer bitstream indicates an amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet when the detected first start code is judged as being added to the header of the firstly input system layer bitstream;
• detecting a second start code added to each header of the elementary layer bitstreams, thus generating a second start code detection signal;
• generating control packets when it is judged, in response to the second detection signal, that the detected second start code is added to a header of the upper layer bitstream, the control packets carrying information on reconstruction of original data that has been coded into the lower layer bitstreams;
• processing the lower layer bitstreams according to the control packets, thus reconstructing the original data;
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• counting the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams while the lower layer bitstreams are processed when the firstly input system layer bitstream is judged as indicating the amount of the elementary layer bitstreams per packet, thus inhabiting the processing of the lower layer bitstreams when the counted number reaches a predetermined number.