Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Shintaro Nakatani

Shoichi Goto

Makoto Yasuda

A decoding apparatus (VDA) for decoding a mixed video stream (STv) of a plurality of streams (interlace scheme, progressive scheme) of different frame rates in predetermined decode timing (Vmc) for seamless playback, the apparatus including a stream analyzer (Ddv, ) for extracting each frame rate before the plurality of streams (IS, PS) are decoded and a video decode controller (CDV) for determining the timing (Vmc) for decoding a slice layer (SL) of the video stream (STv) based on the extracted frame rate. The video stream (STv) is decoded in the determined timing (Vmc). Even if the video stream (STv) is switched between the streams (IS, PS) of different frame rate, seamless playback can be carried out.

Method and device for seamless-decoding video stream including streams having different frame rates

A decoding apparatus comprises: decoding means which receives a first code sequence of a hierarchical structure as an input, decodes a code sequence of a selected first layer and higher layers in the first code sequence, outputs a detection signal when an error is detected while the code sequence is being decoded, and detects a second code sequence indicating the start of the first layer and higher layers in a set code sequence parsing position of the first sequence; and means for setting a code sequence parsing position which receives the detection signal and sets the parsing position of the code sequence in such a way that code sequence parsing performed by the decoding means is returned from a point at which code sequence parsing is being performed to a point at which code sequence parsing has been performed in the first code sequence.

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Kanazawa, Japan

Shintaro Nakatani