Patent ID: 8121189

Claim:
A method, implemented at least in part by a video processing device, for decoding video, the method comprising: receiving an encoded video bit stream; determining whether a reference picture is needed in order to decode the encoded video bit stream; in the case that the reference picture is needed, creating the reference picture; inserting the created reference picture into the encoded video bit stream, wherein the encoded video bit stream is decoded using, at least in part, the inserted created reference picture; beginning decoding the encoded video bit stream using the inserted created reference picture for a pre-defined length of time, wherein the beginning decoding is performed without initiating display of the decoded video; if a real reference picture is encountered in the encoded video bit stream during the pre-defined length of time, continuing decoding the encoded video bit stream using the real reference picture and initiating display of the decoded video; and if a real reference picture is not encountered in the encoded video bit stream during the pre-defined length of time, continuing decoding the encoded video bit stream using the inserted created reference picture and, at the end of the pre-defined length of time, initiating display of the decoded video.