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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1998
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Plural n number of encoders,carry out reading in advance of parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n with respect to respective n number of programs prog. 1, 2 . . . n to allow a controller,to estimate encoding difficulty related information “difficulty” when picture is encoded, and to compression-encode the plural n number of programs on the basis of target encoding rate that the controller 3 has calculated on the basis of the parameter information. The controller,calculates allocation code quantities target_rate #1, #2 . . . #n every respective programs from the parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n. A multiplexer,multiplexes streams “stream” #1, #2 . . . #n that the encoders,have encoded in correspondence with the allocation code quantities targer_rate #1, #2 . . . #n.