Patent ID: 8553073
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding multi-view video data in a multi-view video data stream, comprising: obtaining, by a decoding apparatus, inter-view prediction structure information from a sequence header in the multi-view video data stream, the inter-view prediction structure information including number information and view identification information of a random access picture, the number information indicating a total number of views in the multi-view video data, the view identification information providing a view identifier of each reference view in the multi-view video data, all slices in the random access picture referring only slices having a same temporal position and being in a different view of the multi-view video data; determining, by the decoding apparatus, a reference picture list of a current slice for inter-view prediction using the view identification information of the random access picture; determining, by the decoding apparatus, a prediction value of a macroblock in the current slice based on the determined reference picture list for inter-view prediction; and decoding, by the decoding apparatus, the macroblock in the current slice using the prediction value, wherein the multi-view video data includes video data of a base view and an ancillary view, the base view indicating a view being decoded independently of other views without using inter-view prediction, the ancillary view being a view other than the base view.