Patent ID: 8594202

Claim:
A method for decoding media encoded using scalable coding with temporal scalability at a pre-determined maximum temporal level, the method comprising: receiving a single bit flag temporal_level_nesting_flag in a sequence parameter set that is indicative of a temporally nested structure of layers and pertains to all frames of a coded video sequence; and decoding with a decoding device those parts of the encoded media signal which correspond to temporal levels that are less than or equal to the maximum temporal level, wherein the temporal_level_nesting_flag set to one indicates for any three frames picA, picB, picC included in the coded video sequence, that picB is not used for reference of picA: under a first condition that picB is of a temporal level lower or equal than the temporal level of picA, and under a second condition that the temporal level of picC is lower than the temporal level of picB, and under a third condition that picC follows picB in decoding order, and under a fourth condition that picC precedes picA in decoding order.