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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Alexandros Tourapis, Milpitas, CA (US);
David W. Singer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Krasimir D. Kolarov, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Steven E. Saunders, Cupertino, CA (US);
Guy Cote, San Jose, CA (US);
Sorin Cismas, Saratoga, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In a coding system, an encoder codes video data according to a predetermined protocol, which, when decoded causes an associated decoder to perform a predetermined sequence of decoding operations. The encoder may perform local decodes of the coded video data, both in the manner dictated by the coding protocol that is at work and also by one or more alternative decoding operations. The encoder may estimate relative performance of the alternative decoding operations as compared to a decoding operation that is mandated by the coding protocol. The encoder may provide identifiers in metadata that is associated with the coded video data to identify such levels of distortion and/or levels of resources conserved. A decoder may refer to such identifiers when determining when to engage alternative decoding operations as may be warranted under resource conservation policies.