Video processing
CA 2477554 A1 · Owner: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company · Inventors: Walker, Matthew David; Alvarez Arevalo, Roberto
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A method of decoding encoded video data the encoded video data being arranged as a plurality of video picture segments the data of the video picture , segments being arranged so that all header data for the segment are transmitted together and all motion vector data for the segment are transmitted together, the header data and motion vector data being separated by markers, the method comprising: receiving encoded video data; attempting to decode header information of an encoded video segment; when an attempt to decode all of the header information of an encoded video segment is unsuccessful, attempting to decode the motion vectors for the encoded video segment and, when the motion …
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- Filed March 12, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 12, 2023.
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