Patent ID: 8681876
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing plural representations of a single video signal, the video signal comprising a successive sequence of pictures, wherein one or more of the plural representations includes a respective sequence of latticed pictures, wherein each latticed picture in the one or more of the plural representations originates from a corresponding respective picture of the video signal, wherein the sequence of latticed pictures are obtained by selecting a corresponding pixel from a sampling matrix superimposed on successive pictures of the video signal, and wherein the order of successive latticed pictures in the one or more of the plural representations of the video signal corresponds to the order of successive pictures in the video signal; processing the plural representations based on a predetermined encoding strategy, the predetermined encoding strategy targeting an appropriate respective amount of bits to each of a plurality of the processed latticed pictures, each of the plurality of the processed latticed pictures having a respective importance level and the amount of bits appropriated to each processed latticed picture being based on the respective importance level of the respective picture corresponding to the processed latticed picture; providing the plurality of processed latticed pictures in plural successive, non-overlapping, ordered segments in a single video stream, wherein providing the plurality of processed latticed pictures comprises promoting one or more of the processed latticed pictures among one or more of the plural segments, the promotion corresponding to an increase in the respective picture importance by changing picture type.