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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicants:
Xavier Ducloux, Rennes, FR;
Christophe Lejus, Vézin le Coquet, FR;
Michel Guillotin, Rennes, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The process implements a global regulation at the level of a horizontal band of the image, band consisting of panels, an encoder being assigned to each panel, as a function of a preset bit rate for the band and on the basis of a single Video Buffering Verifier (VBV) taking into account the state of the buffer memories of the encoders of the band.