Patent ID: 8014451
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video encoder, comprising: an encoding unit dividing items included in blocks of macroblocks of video data into item groups each of which includes items with same significance in a sequence, and encoding video data such that a first item group with more significant items, of the items included in blocks of macroblocks are arranged in a front part of a resultant video packet and a second item group with less significant items are arranged in a rear part of the video packet, and such that the item groups are sequentially arranged, in the front part up to the rear part of the video packet, according to the significance of the items in blocks of macroblocks, wherein the encoding unit further performs encoding such that each of plural macroblock headers for respective item groups, of the arranged item groups, are arranged in front of all of the arranged item groups within the video packet, and wherein plural items for each of plural blocks for one macroblock, of the macroblocks, are separately addressable within the video packet based upon a select one of the macroblock headers in the video packet corresponding to the one macroblock for decoding of plural blocks in parallel based upon the one macroblock header.