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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Jill Macdonald Boyce, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Alexandros Michael Tourapis, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Allen Cooper, Rocky Hill, NJ (US);
Jill MacDonald Boyce, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Alexandros Michael Tourapis, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Allen Cooper, Rocky Hill, NJ (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A video encoder and corresponding method are described for enabling fast channel change of compressed video, where a video encoder for receiving input pictures and providing compressed stream data includes a normal encoding portion for receiving input pictures and providing normal stream data, a lower-quality encoding portion for receiving input pictures and providing channel change stream data, and a multiplexor in signal communication with each of the normal and lower-quality portions for receiving and combining the normal and channel change data streams.