Patent ID: 9591324
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A video encoder comprising: a memory unit configured to store pictures associated with a first layer[i] and enhancement layer pictures associated with a plurality of enhancement layers; and a processor in communication with the memory unit and configured to assign a value to a variable max_tid_il_ref_pics_plus1[i][j] associated with each combination of the first layer[i] with a particular enhancement layer[j] among the plurality of enhancement layers, wherein for each of the plurality of enhancement layers, the pictures associated with the first layer[i] having a temporal identification value less than or equal to the value of the variable max_tid_il_ref_pics_plus1[i][j] associated with the particular enhancement layer[j] can be used for inter-layer prediction of the enhancement layer pictures associated with the particular enhancement layer[j].