Pulse or digital communications – Bandwidth reduction or expansion – Television or motion video signal
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
An, Shawn (Department: 2621)
Pulse or digital communications
Bandwidth reduction or expansion
Television or motion video signal
C375S240230, C375S240240, C375S240160, C382S235000, C382S246000, C382S238000, C382S233000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07903730
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention discloses a system that allows the relative timing of nearby video pictures to be encoded in a very efficient manner. In one embodiment, the display time difference between a current video picture and a nearby video picture is determined. The display time difference is then encoded into a digital representation of the video picture. In a preferred embodiment, the nearby video picture is the most recently transmitted stored picture. For coding efficiency, the display time difference may be encoded using a variable length coding system or arithmetic coding. In an alternate embodiment, the display time difference is encoded as a power of two to reduce the number of bits transmitted.
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Dumitras Adriana
Haskell Barin Geoffry
Puri Atul
Singer David William
Adeli & Tollen LLP
An Shawn
Apple Inc.
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