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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Andrea L. Vitali, Bergamo, IT;
Stefano Olivieri, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Andrea L. Vitali, Bergamo, IT;
Stefano Olivieri, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/12 (2006.01); H04N 11/02 (2006.01); H04N 11/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); H03M 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for encoding digital signals for transmission over a channel by allocating redundant channel encoding bits, includes at least one encoder configured for: subjecting the digital signals to multiple description coding to produce therefrom multiple description encoded signals, and allocating at least part of the redundant channel encoding bits to the multiple description encoded signals.