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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/184 (2014.01); H04N 19/124 (2014.01); H04N 19/196 (2014.01); H04N 19/15 (2014.01); H04N 19/149 (2014.01); H04N 19/159 (2014.01); H04N 19/172 (2014.01); H04N 19/152 (2014.01); H04N 19/146 (2014.01); H04N 19/176 (2014.01); H04N 19/70 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/184 (2014.11); H04N 19/124 (2014.11); H04N 19/146 (2014.11); H04N 19/149 (2014.11); H04N 19/15 (2014.11); H04N 19/152 (2014.11); H04N 19/159 (2014.11); H04N 19/172 (2014.11); H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/196 (2014.11); H04N 19/198 (2014.11); H04N 19/70 (2014.11);
Abstract
A video encoder receives a minimum number of bits (MIN) and a maximum number of bits (MAX) to be used to encode a segment of a sequence of image frames, the segment including a set of pictures contained in the sequence of image frames. The video encoder encodes the set of pictures using a total number of bits greater than the minimum number of bits (MIN), and not exceeding the maximum number of bits (MAX). Thus, the transmission bit-rate of the video encoder can be constrained to lie within a maximum and minimum rate. In an embodiment, the constraints are enforced over relatively short time intervals.