System comprising at least one encoder for coding a digital signal and at least one decoder for decoding a coded digital signal, and encoder and decoder for use in the system

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Known systems based on layered video coding and video decoding code with inadequate efficiency because the new high-resolution picture is predicted by means of the switching means present in the system either on the basis of the preceding high-resolution picture or on the basis of the instantaneous low-resolution picture. According to the invention designing, the switching means for the adjustment of the ratio of the signal representing the preceding high-resolution picture and the signal representing the instantaneous low-resolution picture and for then adding both the adjusted signals achieves a gain of 3 dB in the prediction with the correct ratio and, this results in an improvement in …