Systems and methods with error resilience in enhancement layer bitstream of scalable video coding

A method, comprising:

• coding video data according to layered coding techniques in which the video data is represented as multi-layered frames, each frame having multiple layers ranging from a base layer of low quality to enhancement layers of increasingly higher quality;
• forming a slice of video data coded from the enhancement layers;
• attaching a video packet header to the slice, the video packet header containing a first resynchronization marker;
• constructing a bit plane containing multiple slices of video data and multiple video packet headers;
• attaching a bit plane header to the bit plane, the bit plane header containing a second resynchronization marker;
• constructing a video-of-plane containing multiple bit planes and multiple bit plane headers;
• attaching a video of plane header to the video-of-plane, the video-of-plane header containing a third resynchronization marker;
• and
• forming an enhancement layer bitstream from multiple video-of-planes and multiple video-of-plane headers.

A method comprising

• receiving an enhancement layer bitstream of encoded video data in which multiple resynchronization markers are inserted within video-of-plane segments of the enhancement layer bitstream;
• decoding the enhancement layer bitstream;
• detecting an error in the enhancement layer bitstream;
• advancing in the enhancement layer bitstream to a next resynchronization marker;
• and
• decoding the enhancement layer bitstream beginning at the next resynchronization marker.

A method comprising

• receiving an enhancement layer bitstream of encoded video data that is encoded according to layered coding techniques in which the video data is represented as multi-layered frames, each frame having multiple layers ranging from a base layer of low quality to enhancement layers of increasingly higher quality, the enhancement layer bitstream comprising:
• multiple video-of-plane (VOP) segments and associated VOP headers,
• individual VOP headers containing a VOP start code and frame information regarding a frame of data;
• individual VOP segments containing multiple bit planes and multiple bit plane headers;
• individual bit plane headers containing a bit plane start code;
• individual bit planes containing multiple video packets and multiple video packet headers;
• and
• individual video packet headers containing a resynchronization marker;
• decoding a VOP header;
• decoding the bit plane header;
• decoding the video packet header and video packet;
• and
• in an event that an error occurs during the decoding of the bit plane header or video packet header or video packet, advancing in the enhancement layer bitstream to a next one of the VOP start code, bit plane start code, and resynchronization marker.

A video coding system, comprising:

• a base layer encoder to encode a base layer bitstream representing a base layer of video data;
• an enhancement layer encoder to encode an enhancement layer bitstream representing one or more low quality enhancement layers;
• and
• the enhancement layer encoder being configured to insert multiple resynchronization markers within the enhancement layer bitstream.

A video coding system, comprising:

• a base layer encoder to encode a base layer bitstream representing a base layer of video data;
• an enhancement layer encoder to encode an enhancement layer bitstream representing one or more low quality enhancement layers, the enhancement layer bitstream containing multiple video-of-plane segments and associated video-of-plane headers;
• and
• the enhancement layer encoder being configured to encode redundant data that is redundant of information in the associated video-of-plane headers into the video-of-plane segments.

A video decoding system, comprising:

• means for receiving an enhancement layer bitstream of encoded video data in which multiple resynchronization markers are inserted within video-of-plane segments of the enhancement layer bitstream;
• means for decoding the enhancement layer bitstream;
• means for detecting an error in the enhancement layer bitstream;
• means for advancing in the enhancement layer bitstream to a next resynchronization marker;
• and
• means for decoding the enhancement layer bitstream beginning at the next resynchronization marker.

Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions, which when executed on a processor, performs the following tasks:

• code video data according to a layered coding technique in which the video data is represented as multi-layered frames, each frame having multiple layers ranging from a base layer of low quality to enhancement layers of increasingly higher quality, the enhancement layer bitstream containing multiple video-of-plane (VOP) segments and associated VOP headers;
• construct an enhancement layer bitstream representing one or more enhancement layers;
• insert multiple resynchronization marks within the VOP segments;
• and
• embed redundant data that is redundant of information in the VOP headers into the VOP segments.

A computing system configured to create a bitstream, wherein the bitstream comprises:

• multiple video-of-plane segments and associated video-of-plane headers;
• individual video-of-plane headers containing a video-of-plane start code and frame information regarding a frame of data;
• individual video-of-plane segments containing multiple bit planes and multiple bit plane headers;
• individual bit plane headers containing a bit plane start code;
• individual bit planes containing multiple video packets and multiple video packet headers;
• and
• individual video packet headers containing a resynchronization marker.

A method for coding video data according to layered coding techniques in which the video data is represented as multi-layered frames, each frame having multiple layers ranging from a base layer of low quality to enhancement layers of increasingly higher quality, the method comprising:

• encoding a first bitstream representing a base layer;
• encoding a second bitstream representing two or more enhancement layers;
• and
• encoding multiple resynchronization markers within the two or more enhancement layers, wherein a resynchronization marker in a higher enhancement layer is associated with a resynchronization marker in a lower enhancement layer to allow data within the higher enhancement layer to be decoded despite loss of data within the lower enhancement layer.