Patent ID: 9525883
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing received multi-layer video data, the method comprising: receiving a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit comprising a picture, wherein the NAL unit belongs to a set of NAL units for an access unit comprising two or more pictures for a same instance in time; in response to determining the NAL unit comprises an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and in response to determining a NAL unit type for the NAL unit indicates the presence of an instantaneous decoding refresh (IDR) picture without any associated leading pictures, determining a NAL unit type for any other NAL units, of the set of NAL units for the access unit, comprising an IRAP picture to be a NAL unit type indicating the presence of an IDR picture without any associated leading pictures; and processing the NAL unit and the any other NAL units based on the NAL unit type for the any other NAL units.