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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Xiaosong Zhou, Campbell, CA (US);
Hsi-jung Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Chris Y. Chung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Feng Yi, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiaosong Zhou, Campbell, CA (US);
Hsi-Jung Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Chris Y. Chung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Feng Yi, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for switching between multiple encoders or decoders may be implemented to quickly and seamlessly transfer coding operations between two encoders. Before switching from a first encoder to a second encoder, the second encoder is initialized and updated with a copy of the necessary information from the first encoder. Similarly when switching from a first decoder to a second decoder, the second decoder is initialized and the necessary information from the first decoder is passed to the second decoder. A controller may monitor the system to identify a condition that would trigger an encoder switch and identify the encoder that best suits the system conditions. A shared memory unit accessible by either encoder may store the initialization information. A shared decode unit accessible by either encoder may transmit decoded frames between encoders.