Patent ID: 8948241
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: constructing, with a source device, one or more operation point descriptors each corresponding to respective multiview video coding (MVC) operation points of an MPEG-2 (Motion Picture Experts Group) System standard bitstream, wherein each operation point descriptor is separate from network abstraction layer (NAL) units included in the MPEG-2 System standard bitstream, wherein each operation point descriptor signals a rendering capability value that describes a rendering capability to be satisfied by a receiving device to use the MVC operation point and a decoding capability value that describes a decoding capability to be satisfied by the receiving device to use the MVC operation point, wherein each operation point descriptor is included as part of the bitstream, and wherein constructing each operation point descriptor comprises: outputting the bitstream comprising the operation point descriptors that correspond to the respective MVC operation points.