Patent ID: 8019002
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method that decodes image frames of a video sequence, the method comprising: defining a first batch of video blocks of an image frame; decoding the first batch of video blocks in a serial manner; defining a second batch of video blocks and a third batch of video blocks relative to the first batch of video blocks, wherein the first video block in each of the second and third batches has decoded video blocks in adjacent locations of the first batch of video blocks where intra-coding could depend; and decoding the second and third batches of video blocks in parallel with one another, wherein defining the first, second, and third batches comprises defining parameters of the first, second, and third batches, wherein for each respective batch, defining parameters includes defining a column within the image frame, defining a row within the image frame, and defining a number of contiguous video blocks for the respective batch.