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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Takeo Tomokane, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A video stream decoder include: a demultiplexing unit for demultiplexing a video stream containing at least one or more object encoded visual or audio data and one or more scene descriptions which express scene contents by object encoded data; a decoder unit for decoding the object encoded visual data; a decoder unit for decoding the object encoded audio data; a visual synthesizing unit for synthesizing images corresponding to the object encoded visual data; an audio synthesizing unit for synthesizing sounds corresponding to the object encoded audio data; an analyzing unit for analyzing each scene description; a selector for selecting one of at least two or more scene descriptions contained in the video stream.