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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2000
Robert A. Cohen, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Hayder Radha, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Kavitha Parthasarathy, Campbell, CA (US);
Robert A. Cohen, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Hayder Radha, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Kavitha Parthasarathy, Campbell, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for streaming scalable video data over a variable-bandwidth network such as a packet-based one. In other words, the number of bits (for FGS) or sub-layers (for discrete multi-layer scalability) is chosen to be transmitted for each enhancement layer frame. Further, these bits or sub-layers are also partitioned over multiple packets if being sent over a packet-based network. Further, a windowing function is used to smooth the variation in the number of bits or sub-layers transmitted for each frame in situations where the network bandwidth is varying.