Multi-resolution video coding and decoding

Details Multi-resolution video coding and decoding Multi-resolution video coding and decoding

2008-05-27

2008-05-27

Vo, Tung (Department: 2621)

Pulse or digital communications

Bandwidth reduction or expansion

Television or motion video signal

Reexamination Certificate

active

10644258

ABSTRACT:
A video encoder performs multi-resolution video coding. For example, the encoder adaptively changes frame sizes to reduce blocking artifacts at low bitrates. A video decoder performs corresponding multi-resolution decoding.

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