Patent ID: 8351514
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transporting Advanced Video Coding (AVC) content over a Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) system stream, comprising: receiving an input stream conveying video information at a computing device; employing the computing device to generate the AVC content from the input stream, wherein the AVC content comprises a succession of coded access units, said succession of coded access units includes at least first and second consecutive coded pictures, at least said first coded picture is an Instantaneous Decoding Refresh (IDR) picture having an associated presentation time, said second coded picture has an associated presentation time that is later than the presentation time of said first coded picture by at least two picture periods, and the AVC content further comprises a parameter that indicates the presence of a still picture; and transporting said AVC content in a Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) system stream that includes said parameter in a Program Map Table (PMT) or a Program Stream Map (PSM) of the system stream.