Patent ID: 6028632
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A progressive video decoding system comprising:buffering means for buffering a video bitstream received from a transmission channel;transferring means, coupled to said buffering means, for multiplexing and transferring said video bitstream to a plurality of video decoders, each of said video decoders having a respective display buffer of a plurality of display buffers;controlling means, coupled to said transferring means and said display buffers, for controlling a decoding process of each of said video decoders and for controlling said display buffers to produce a display output; anddemultiplexing means, coupled to said display buffers, for demultiplexing the display output of each of said display buffers;wherein said transferring means includes header detection means for identifying coded header data in said video bitstream and determining which of said video decoders said video bitstream is to be transferred to.