System and method for decoding 3D stereoscopic digital video
First Claim
1. A system for displaying a stereoscopic digital video to a user, the system comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a first video stream and a second video stream, the first video stream comprising a first eye image and a header comprising bits, the second video stream comprising a delta, wherein the delta was calculated by determining a difference between the first eye image and a second eye image, wherein the first video stream and the second video stream comprise a time code;
a decoder configured to decode video streams;
a first bit pattern stored in the receiver and configured to indicate to the decoder that the digital video is not a stereoscopic digital video;
a second bit pattern stored in the receiver and configured to indicate to the decoder that the digital video is a stereoscopic digital video, wherein the decoder is configured to;
receive the header in the first video stream and read the bits in the header,compare the received bits with the first bit pattern and the second bit pattern, andoutput a stereoscopic digital video when the received header comprises bits that match the second bit pattern, wherein the stereoscopic digital video comprises the first eye image and a decoded second eye image formed by comparing the delta to the first eye image; and
a video output configured to output the stereoscopic digital video.
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Abstract
Described herein is a MPEG-2 compatible stereoscopic 3D-video image digital decoding method and system. In order to obtain 3D-images from a digital video stream, modifications are made to the current MPEG2 decoders, by means of software and hardware changes in different parts of the decoding process. Namely, the video_sequence structures of the video data stream are modified via software to include the necessary flags at the bit level of the image type in the TDVision® technology. Modifications are also made in the decoding processes as well as in decoding the information via software and hardware, wherein a double output buffer is activated, a parallel and difference decoding selector is activated, the decompression process is executed, the corresponding output buffer is displayed; and the decoder is programmed via software to simultaneously receive and decode two independent program streams, each with an TDVision® stereoscopic identifier.
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1. A system for displaying a stereoscopic digital video to a user, the system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first video stream and a second video stream, the first video stream comprising a first eye image and a header comprising bits, the second video stream comprising a delta, wherein the delta was calculated by determining a difference between the first eye image and a second eye image, wherein the first video stream and the second video stream comprise a time code; a decoder configured to decode video streams; a first bit pattern stored in the receiver and configured to indicate to the decoder that the digital video is not a stereoscopic digital video; a second bit pattern stored in the receiver and configured to indicate to the decoder that the digital video is a stereoscopic digital video, wherein the decoder is configured to; receive the header in the first video stream and read the bits in the header, compare the received bits with the first bit pattern and the second bit pattern, and output a stereoscopic digital video when the received header comprises bits that match the second bit pattern, wherein the stereoscopic digital video comprises the first eye image and a decoded second eye image formed by comparing the delta to the first eye image; and a video output configured to output the stereoscopic digital video.
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Current AssigneeTD Vision Corporation S.A. De C.V.
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Original AssigneeTD Vision Corporation S.A. De C.V.
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InventorsGutierrez Novelo, Manuel Rafael
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Primary Examiner(s)LEE, Y YOUNG
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Application NumberUS12/837,421Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,322 DaysField of Search375/240.01, 375/240.14, 375/240.27, 375/240.23, 348/43, 348/46US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesH04N 19/30 using hierarchical techniqu...H04N 19/42 characterised by implementa...H04N 19/44 Decoders specially adapted ...H04N 19/593 involving spatial predictio...H04N 19/597 specially adapted for multi...H04N 19/61 in combination with predict...H04N 19/70 characterised by syntax asp...
