Patent ID: 8391370

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for decoding video data, said method comprising: receiving a first video stream comprising a first plurality of frames encoded at a first resolution, a second video stream comprising a second plurality of frames encoded at a second resolution and a residual bitstream encoded at a third resolution, wherein said second plurality of frames encoded at said second resolution correspond to said first plurality of frames encoded at said first resolution and wherein said first resolution is greater than said second resolution and said third resolution is at least between said first and second resolutions; determining side information based at least in part on said first plurality of frames and said second plurality of frames; and decoding said first video stream and said second video stream contemporaneously, wherein said first video stream is decoded into a first reconstructed video stream and said second video stream is decoded into a second reconstructed video stream; decoding said residual bitstream into decoded residue based at least in part on said side information and said residual bitstream; constructing a third reconstructed video stream by combining said decoded residue and said second reconstructed video stream; and comparing said first reconstructed video stream to said third reconstructed video stream.