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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Takashi Karimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayoshi Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Karimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayoshi Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a decoding apparatus for performing decoding processing in keeping with multi-view broadcast. The decoding apparatus includes a picture stream data storage unit () for allocating a storage area for each picture stream data and storing the storage area, a picture stream data readout () for time-divisionally reading out the picture stream data stored in the storage area, a decoding unit () for decoding the read-out picture stream data into a picture frame, a picture frame storage unit () for storing the picture frame, a management table storage unit () for storing a management table for supervising the state-of-use information indicating the state of use of the picture frame storage unit (), a first decision unit (host CPU) () for determining whether or not a picture frame is storable in a picture frame storage unit (), based on the state-of-use information supervised by the management table, and an allowance unit (host CPU) () for allowing readout of the picture stream data from a picture stream data storage unit () of the picture stream data readout unit (host CPU) ().