Patent ID: 7782949
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding multi-view video data in a multi-view video stream with a decoding apparatus, the method comprising: receiving, with the decoding apparatus, the multi-view video stream, the multi-view video stream including a random access picture, the random access picture including a random access slice, the random access slice referencing only a slice corresponding to a same time and a different view of the random access picture; obtaining, with the decoding apparatus, initialization information of an inter-view reference picture list for the random access slice from the multi-view video stream, the initialization information representing view relationships between a plurality of views, the initialization information including view number information and view identification information for the plurality of views; initializing, with the decoding apparatus, the inter-view reference picture list for inter-view prediction, the initializing including appending an inter-view reference index to an initialized temporal reference picture list for temporal prediction, the inter-view reference index being appended based on the view number information and the view identification information; determining, with the decoding apparatus, a prediction value of a macroblock in the random access picture based on the initialized inter-view reference picture list; and decoding, with the decoding apparatus, the macroblock using the prediction value, wherein the initialization information is obtained from an extension area of a sequence header.