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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Luca Rossato, Milan, IT;
Guido Meardi, Milan, IT;
Luca Rossato, Milan, IT;
Guido Meardi, Milan, IT;
V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
A data processor retrieves reconstruction data and corresponding stream metadata from a repository, the reconstruction data encoded in accordance with a tiered hierarchy including multiple levels of quality. The data processor transmits selected portions of the reconstruction data to one or more decoder resources. The decoder resources reconstruct renditions of portions of a signal such as images/frames based on the transmitted portions of reconstruction data. During the transmission step, the data processor may vary a level of quality of the reconstruction data retrieved and transmitted to the decoder resource to play the signal at different levels of quality. Also, at times, the data processor may transmit the levels of quality of the reconstruction data out of the natural sequence of the portions of the signal that they allow to reconstruct, anticipating or postponing the transmission of certain levels of quality of reconstruction data related to specific portions of the signal.