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`ABSTRACT
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`MPEG-2 compatible stereoscopic 3D-video image digital
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`decoding method and system, using its own coding algorithm. In order
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`to obtain 3D-images from a digital video stream, modifications have
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`been made to the current MPEG2 decoders, by means of software and
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`hardware changes in different parts of the decoding process. Namely,
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`the video_sequence structures of the video data stream are modified
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`via software to include the necessary flags at the bit level of the image
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`type in the TDVision® technology; the modifications are made in the
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`decoding processes as well as in decoding the information via software
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`and hardware, where a double output buffer is activated, a parallel and
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`differences decoding selector is activated, the decompression process
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`is executed, the corresponding output buffer is displayed; the decoder
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`must be programmed
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`via software to simultaneously receive and
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`decode two independent program streams, each with an TDVision®
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`stereoscopic identifier.
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`CLAIMS
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`1.
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`A stereoscopic 3D-video
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`image digital decoding
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`system and method, in which the structures of the video_sequence of
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`the video data stream are modified via software,
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`to
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`include the
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`necessary flags at the bit level for the image type, characterized by
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`only modifying the software and by using the user_data() section to
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`store the error correction which allows to regenerate the stereoscopic
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`video signal, thereby actually identifying the video format; applying a
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`logical "and" for MPEG2 backward compatibility in case it is not a
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`TDVision® video; typically decoding by scanning the video_sequence;
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`when the image is a TDVision® image:
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`a)
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`storing the last complete image buffer in the left or
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`right channel buffer.
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`b)
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`applying the differences or parallel decoding for 8
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`type frame information,
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`c)
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`applying error correction to the last image obtained
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`by applying the motion and color correction vectors,
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`d)
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`e)
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`2.
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`storing the results in their respective channel buffer,
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`continuing with the video_sequence reading.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`image digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via software to include the necessary
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`flags at the bit level of the image type according to Claim 1, further
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`characterized by the decoder compilation format being as follows:
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`a)
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`b)
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`reading video_sequence ,
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`discriminating the sequence_header, if a TDVision®
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`image is identified, then activating the double buffer,
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`c)
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`reading in the user data the image as if it was
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`contained in said structure,
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`d)
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`adding
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`in
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`the
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`sequence_scalable_extension
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`information to the video_sequence MPEG, said information could be
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`contained within said structure,
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`e)
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`finding in the picture_header the TDVision® image
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`identifier in the extra_bit_picture,
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`reading
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`the
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`"B"
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`type
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`image
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`in
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`the
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`picture_coding_extension, and
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`if
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`it
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`is a TDVision®
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`type
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`image,
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`decoding then the second buffer,
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`g)
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`if the image is temporarily scalable, applying "B" to
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`the decoder.
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`3.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the structures and the video_sequence of
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`the video data stream are modified to include the necessary flags at
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`the bit
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`level of
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`the
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`image
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`type according
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`to Claim 1,
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`further
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`characterized in that when the decoder detects a user_data() code, it
`searches the 32-bit 3DVision®_start_identifier = OxOOOABCD identifier,
`upon detecting this information a call is made to the special decoding
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`function which compares the output buffer and applies it from the
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`current reading offset of the video_sequence.
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`4.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via software to include the necessary
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`flags at the bit level of the image type according to Claim 1, further
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`characterized in that the decoder must be programmed via software to
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`simultaneously receive and decode two program streams.
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`5.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video images digital decoding method
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`and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the video data stream
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`are modified via software to include the necessary flags at the bit level of the
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`image
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`type according
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`to Claim 1,
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`further characterized
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`in
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`that
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`two
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`interdependent video signals can be sent within the same video_sequence;
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`said signals depending one form the other, and coming from a 3DVision®
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`camera; in terms of their algebraic addition (R-L=delta), each signal is stored
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`as a B type frame, which decoding is by differences from one of them.
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`6.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via software to include the necessary
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`flags at the bit level of the image type according to Claim 1, further
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`characterized in that two independent video streams L and R are
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`stored in simultaneous form, but being synchronized with the same
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`time_code, and decoded and displayed in parallel.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via hardware, characterized by the
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`specific use of the structures, substructures and sequences belonging
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`to the video_sequence to implement the MPEG2 backward-compatible
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`TDVision® technology via hardware, in effect, discriminating whether it
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`is a 2S or 30 signal; activating a double output buffer (additional
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`memory); activating a parallel decoding selector, activating a
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`difference- decoding selector; executing the image decompression
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`process, displaying the image in the corresponding output buffer;
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`enabling the PICTURE_DATA3D() function, which is transparent for the
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`compatible MPEG2 readers.
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`8.
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via hardware according with Claim 7,
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`characterized by the specific use of the structures, substructures and
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`sequences belonging to the video_sequence in order to implement the
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`MPEG2 backward-compatible TOVision® technology via hardware:
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`a)
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`sequence_header
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`aspect_ratio_information
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`1001 n/a
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`in TOVision®
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`1010 4:3
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`in TOVision®
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`1011 16:9 in TOVision®
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`1100 2.21:1 in TOVision®
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`a
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`logical "and" with 0111 will be executed
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`to obtain
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`backward compatibility with 20 systems, where an instruction is sent to
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`the OSP stating that the stereoscopic pair buffer (left or right) must be
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`equal to the source;
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`frame_rate_code
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`1001 24,000/1001 (23. 976) in TDVision® format
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`1010 24 in TOVision® format
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`1011 25 in TDVision® format
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`1100 30,000/1001 (29.97) in TOVision® format
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`1101 30 in TDVision® format
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`1110 50 in TOVision® format
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`1111 60,000/1001 (59.94) in TOVision®format
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`a
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`logical "and" with 0111 will be executed
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`to obtain
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`backward compatibility with 20 systems, where an instruction is sent to
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`the OSP stating that the stereoscopic pair buffer (left or right) must be
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`equal to the source;
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`c)
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`user_data()
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`sequence_ scalable_ extension
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`d)
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`picture_header
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`extra_bit_picture
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`0 = TDVision®
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`1 =normal
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`picture_coding_extension
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`picture_structure
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`00 = image in TDVision® format
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`f)
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`9.
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`picture_temporal_scalable_extension().
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`Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via hardware according with Claim 7,
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`characterized
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`in
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`that, when
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`the PICTURE_DATA3D()structure
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`is
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`recognized, it proceeds to read the information directly by the decoder,
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`but it writes the information in a second output buffer also connected to
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`a video output additional to that existing in the electronic display
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`device.
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`10. Stereoscopic 3D-video
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`images digital decoding
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`method and system, in which the video_sequence structures of the
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`video data stream are modified via hardware according with Claim 7,
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`characterized in that, if the signal is of TDVision® type, it is identified if
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`it is a transport stream, program stream or left or right multiplexion at
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`60 frames per second; when it is a transport stream it has backward
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`compatibility in the current 20 coders; where an instruction is sent to
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`the DSP stating that the stereoscopic pair buffer (left or right) must be
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`equal to the source, having the ability to display the video without 3D
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`characteristics of TDVision®.
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`AND METHOD
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention is related to stereoscopic video
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`image display in the 30Visor® device and, particularly, to a video
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`image decoding method by means of a digital data compression
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`system, which allows the storage of three-dimensional information by
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`using standardized compression techniques.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Presently, data compression techniques are used in order
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`to decrease the bits consumption in the representation of an image or
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`a series of images. The standardization works were carried out by a
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`group of experts of the International Standardization Organization.
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`Presently, the methods are usually known as JPEG (Joint Photographic
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`Expert Group}, and MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group).
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`A common characteristic of these techniques is that the
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`image blocks are processed by means of the application of a transform
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`adequate for the block, usually known as Discrete Cosine Transform
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`(OCT). The formed blocks are submitted to a quantization process, and
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`then coded with a variable-length code.
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`The variable-length code is a reversible process, which
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`allows the exact reconstruction of that which has been coded with the
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`variable-length code.
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`The display of digital video signals includes a certain
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`number of image frames (30 to 96 fps) displayed or represented
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`successively at a 30 to 75 Hz frequency. Each image frame is still an
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`image formed by a pixels array, according to the display resolution of a
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`particular system. By example,
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`the VHS system has a display
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`resolution of 320 columns and 480 rows, the NTSC system has a
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`display resolution of 720 columns and 486 rows, and the high definition
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`television system (HDTV) has a display resolution of 1360 columns and
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`1020 rows.
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`In reference to a digitized form of low resolution, 320
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`columns by 480 rows VHS format, a two-hour long movie could be
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`equivalent to 100 gigabytes of digital video information. In comparison,
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`a conventional compact optical disk has an approximate capacity of 0.6
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`gigabytes, a magnetic hard disk has a 1-2 gigabyte capacity, and the
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`present compact optical disks have a capacity of 8 or more gigabytes.
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`All images we watch at the cinema and TV screens are
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`based on the principle of presenting complete images (static images,
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`like photographs) at a great speed. When they are presented in a fast
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`and sequential manner at a 30 frames per second speed (30 fps) we
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`perceive them as an animated image due to the retention of the human
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`eye.
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`In order to codify the
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`images to be presented
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`in a
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`sequential manner and form video signals, each image needs to be
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`divided in rows, where each line is in turn divided in picture elements
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`or pixels, each pixel has two associated values, namely, luma and
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`chroma. Luma represents the light intensity at each point, while luma
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`represents the color as a function of a defined color space (RGB),
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`which can be represented by three bytes.
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`The images are displayed on a screen in a horizontal-
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`vertical raster, top to bottom and left to right and so on, cyclically. The
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`number of lines and frequency of the display can change as a function
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`of the format, such as NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
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`The video signals can be digitized for storage in digital
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`format, after being transmitted, received, and decoded to be displayed
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`in a display device, such as a regular television set or the 3DVisor®,
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`this process
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`is known as analog-to-digital video signal coding-
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`decoding.
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`By definition, MPEG has
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`two different methods
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`for
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`interlacing video and audio in the system streams.
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`The transport stream is used in systems with a greater
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`error possibility, such as satellite systems, which are susceptible to
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`interference. Each package
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`is 188 bytes
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`long, starting with an
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`identification header, which makes recognizing gaps and repairing
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`errors possible. Various audio and video programs can be transmitted
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`over the transport stream simultaneously on a single transport stream;
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`due to the header, they can be independently and individually decoded
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`and integrated into many programs.
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`The program stream is used in systems with a lesser error
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`possibility, as in DVD playing.
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`In this case, the packages have a
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`variable-length and a size substantially greater than the packages used
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`in the transport stream. As a main characteristic, the program stream
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`allows only a single program content.
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`Even when the transport and program streams handle
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`different packages, the video and audio formats are decoded in an
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`identical form.
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`In turn, there are three compression types, which are
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`applied to the packages above, e.g. time prediction, compression, and
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`space compression.
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`Decoding is associated to a lengthy mathematical process,
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`which purpose is to decrease the information volume. The complete
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`image of a full frame is divided by a unit called macroblock, each
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`macroblock is made up of a 16 pixels x 16 pixels matrix, and is ordered
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`and named top to bottom and left to right. Even with a matrix array on
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`screen, the information sent over the information stream follows a
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`special sequential sequence,
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`i.e.
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`the macro blocks are ordered in
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`ascending order, this is, macroblockO, macroblock1, etc.
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`A set of consecutive macroblocks represents a slice; there
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`can be any number of macroblocks
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`in a slice given
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`that
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`the
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`macroblocks pertain to a single row. As with the macroblocks, the
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`slices are numbered from left to right and bottom to top. The slices
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`must cover the whole image, as this is a form
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`in which MPEG2
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`compresses the video, a coded image not necessarily needs samples
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`for each pixel. Some MPEG profiles require handling a rigid slice
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`structure, by which the whole image should be covered.
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`USP No. 5,963,257 granted on October 5th, 1999 to Katata
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`et al., protects a flat video image decoding device with means to
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`separate the coded data by position areas and image form, bottom
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`layer code, predictive coding
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`top
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`layer code,
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`thus obtaining a
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`hierarchical structure of the coded data; the decoder has means to
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`separate the data coded in the hierarchical structure in order to obtain
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`a high quality image.
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`USP No. 6,292,588 granted on September 18th, 2001 to
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`Shen et al., protects a device and method for coding predictive flat
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`images reconstructed and decoded from a small region, in such way
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`that the data of the reconstructed flat image is generated from the sum
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`of the small region image data and the optimal prediction data for said
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`image. Said predictive decoding device for an image data stream
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`includes a variable-length code for unidimensional OCT coefficients.
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`USP No. 6,370,276 granted on April 9th, 2002 to Boon, uses a
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`decoding method similar to the above.
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`USP No. 6,456,432 granted on September 24th, 2002 to
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`Lazzaro et al., protects a stereoscopic 3D-image display system, which
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`takes images from two perspectives, displays them on a CRT, and
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`multiplexes the images in a field-sequential manner with no flickering
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`for both eyes of the observer.
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`USP No. 6,658,056 granted on December 2, 2003 to
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`Duruoz et al., protects a digital video decoder comprising a logical
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`display section responding to a "proximal field" command to get a
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`digital video field of designated locations in an output memory. The
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`digital video display system is equipped with a MPEG2 video decoder.
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`Images are decoded as a memory buffer,
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`the memory buffer is
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`optimized maintaining compensation variable tables and access1ng
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`fixed memory pointer tables displayed as data fields.
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`USP No. 6,665,445 granted on December 16th, 2003 to
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`Boon, protects a data structure for image transmission, a flat images
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`coding method and a flat images decoding method. The decoding
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`method is comprised of two parts, the first part to codify the image-
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`form information data stream, the second part is a decoding process
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`for the pixel values of the image data stream, both parts can be
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`switched according to the flat image signal coding.
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`USP No. 6,678,331 granted on January 13th, 2004 to
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`Moutin et al., protects a MPEG decoder, which uses a shared memory.
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`Actually, the circuit includes a microprocessor, a MPEG decoder, which
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`decodes a flat image sequence, and a common memory for the
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`microprocessor, and
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`the decoder.
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`It also
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`includes a circuit
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`for
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`evaluating the decoder delay, and a control circuit for determining the
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`memory priority for the microprocessor or the decoder.
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`USP No. 6,678,424 granted on January 13th, 2004 to
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`Ferguson, protects a behavior model for a real-time human vision
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`system; actually, it processes two image signals in two dimensions,
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`one derived from the other, in different channels.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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`It is an object of the present invention to provide a
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`stereoscopic 3D-video image digital decoding system and method,
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`comprised of changes in software and changes in hardware.
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`It is an additional object of the present invention to provide
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`a decoding method where the normal video_sequence process is
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`applied to the coded image data, i.e. variable_length_decoding
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`(VLD),
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`inverse_scan;
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`inverse_ quantization,
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`inverse_discrete_cosine_transform (IDCT), and motion_compensation.
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`It is also an object of the present invention to make
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`changes in the software information for decoding the identification of
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`the video
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`format, 20-images MPEG2 backward compatibility,
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`discriminating a TDVision® type image, storing the last image buffer,
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`applying information decoding, applying error correction and storing
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`the results in the respective channel buffer.
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`It is still another object of the present invention to provide
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`a decoding method with the video_sequence process normal form, in
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`such a way that when a TDVision® type image is found, the buffer of
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`the last complete image is stored in the left or right channel buffers.
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`It is also another object of the present invention to provide
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`a decoding process in which two interdependent (difference) video
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`signals can be sent within
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`the same video_sequence,
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`in which
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`information decoding is applied and is stored as a B type frame.
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`It is still another object of the present invention to provide
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`a decoding process in which error correction is applied to the last
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`obtained image when the movement and color correction vectors are
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`applied.
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`It is also an object of the present invention to program the
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`decoder by software,
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`to simultaneously receive and codify
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`two
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`independent program streams.
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`It is still another object of the present invention to provide
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`a decoding system, which decodes the 3D-image information via
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`hardware, in which a double output buffer is activated.
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`It is another object of the present invention to provide a
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`decoding system of 3D-image information, which activates an image(cid:173)
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`decoding selector in parallel and by differences.
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`It is also another object of the present invention to provide
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`a 3D-image information decoding system, which
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`executes
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`the
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`decompression process and displays the corresponding output buffer.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.
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`The combination of hardware and software algorithms
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`makes possible the stereoscopic 3D-image information compression,
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`which are received as two independent video signals but with the same
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`time_code, corresponding to the left and right signals coming from a
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`3Dvision® camera, by sending
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`two simultaneous programs with
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`stereoscopic pair
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`identifiers,
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`thus promoting
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`the coding-decoding
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`process. Also, two interdependent video signals can be handled by
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`obtaining their difference, which is stored as a "B" type frame with the
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`image type identifier. As the coding process was left open in order to
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`promote the technological development, it is only necessary to follow
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`this decoding process, namely: apply variable-length decoding to the
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`coded data where a substantial reduction is obtained, but a look-up
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`table must be used to carry out decoding; apply an inverse scan
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`process; apply an inverse quantization process in which each data is
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`multiplied by a scalar; apply the inverse cosine transform function;
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`apply error correction or motion compensation stage and eventually
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`obtain the decoded image.
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`The novel characteristics of this invention in connection
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`with its structure and operation method will be better understood from
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`the description of the accompanying figures, together with the attached
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`specification, where similar numerals refer to similar parts and steps.
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`Figure 1 represents the technology map to which the
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`subject object of
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`the present
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`invention pertains.
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`It shows a
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`stereoscopic 3D-image coding and decoding system and corresponding
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`method. The images come from a stereoscopic camera (32),
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`the
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`information compiled in (31) and are displayed in any adequate system
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`(30) or (33). The information is coded in (34) and then it can be
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`transmitted to a system having an adequate previous decoding stage
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`such as (35), which may be a cable system (36), a satellite system
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`(37), a high definition television system (38) or a stereoscopic vision
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`system such as TDVision®'s 3DVisors® (39).
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`Figure 2 shows a flowchart in which the steps of the
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`process are outlined. The objective is to obtain three-dimensional
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`images from a digital video stream by making modifications to the
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`current MPEG2 decoders, and changes to software (3) and hardware
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`(4) in the decoding process (2): the decoder (1) must be compatible
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`with MPEG2-4.
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`Figure 3 outlines the structures that must be modified and
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`the video_sequence of the data stream
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`in order to
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`identify the
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`TDVision® technology image type at the bit level.
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`Each of the stages of the decoding process is detailed
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`below (20):
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`The coded data (1 0) are bytes with block information,
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`macroblocks, fields, frames, and MPEG2 format video images.
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`Variable_length_decoding
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`(11)
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`(VLC, Variable-length
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`Decoder)
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`is a compression algorithm
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`in which the most frequent
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`patterns are replaced by shorter codes and those occurring less
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`frequently are replaced by longer codes. The compressed version of
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`this information occupies less space and can be transmitted faster by
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`networks. However, it is not an easily editable format and requires
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`decompression using a look-up table.
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`For example, the word BEETLE
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`Letter
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`E
`L
`T
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`ASCII Code
`01000010
`01100101
`0110 1100
`0111 0100
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`VLC
`0000 0010 10
`11
`0001 01
`0100
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`Therefore, the ASCII code for the word is:
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`0100 0010 0110 0101 0110 0101 0111 01000 0110 1100 0110 0101
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`in VLC: 0000 001 0 10 11 11 0100 00010 01 11.
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`A substantial decrease is noted, however, in order to go
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`back from VLC to the word 'Beetle' a search in the look-up table is
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`needed to decode the bit stream, this is made by exact comparison of
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`the read bits.
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`Inverse scan (12): The information must be grouped by
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`blocks, and by coding the information with the VLC a linear stream is
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`obtained. The blocks are 8x8 data matrixes, so it is necessary to
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`convert the linear information in a square 8x8 matrix. This is made in a
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`descending zigzag manner, top to bottom and left to right in both
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`sequence types, depending on whether it is a progressive image or an
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`interlaced image.
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`Inverse Quantization (13): It consists simply in multiplying
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`each data value by a factor. When codified, most of the data in the
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`blocks are quantized to remove information that the human eye is not
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`able to perceive, the quantization allows to obtain a greater MPEG2
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`stream conversion, and it is also required to perform the inverse
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`process (Inverse quantization) in the decoding process.
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`Inverse
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`cosine
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`transform
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`(14)
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`(I OCT,
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`inverse_discrete_cosine_transform): The data handled within each
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`block pertain to the frequency domain, this inverse cosine transform
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`allows to return to the samples of the space domain. Once the data in
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`the IDCT have been transformed, pixels, colors and color corrections
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`can be obtained.
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`Motion compensation (15) allows to correct some errors
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`generated before
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`the decoding stage of MPEG
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`format, motion
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`compensation takes as a reference a previous frame and calculates a
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`motion vector relative to the pixels (it can calculate up to four vectors),
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`and uses them to create a new image. This motion compensation is
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`applied to the P and 8 type images, where the image position is
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`located over a "t" time from the reference images. Additionally to the
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`motion compensation, the error correction is also applied, as it is not
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`enough to predict the position of a particular pixel, but a change in its
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`color can also exist. Thus, the decoded image is obtained (16).
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`To decode a P or 8 type image, the reference image is
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`taken, the motion vectors are algebraically added to calculate the next
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`image, and finally the error correction data is applied, thus generating
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`the decoded image successfully. Actually, in the video_sequence, two
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`interdependent video signals exist, "R-L= delta, the delta difference is
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`that stored as a 8
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`type stereoscopic pair frame with TDVision®
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`identifier and which is constructed at the moment of decoding by
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`differences from the image. This is, R-delta= L and L-delta= R, the left
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`image is constructed from the difference with the right image, which in
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`turn is constructed from the difference with the left image.
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`The previous process is outlined in such a way that the left
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`or right signal is taken, both are stored in a temporary buffer, then the
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`difference between the left and right signals is calculated, and then it is
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`coded as a 8 type image stored in the video_sequence to be later
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`decoded by differences from said image.
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`In the decoding process it can be deducted that the data
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`inputted by the VLC stage are much smaller than the data outputted by
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`the same stage.
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`MPEG video sequence structure: This is the maximum
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`structure used in the MPEG2 format and has the following format:
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`Video sequence (Video_Sequence)
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`Sequence header (Sequence_Header)
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`Sequence extension (Sequence_Extension)
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`User Data (0) and Extension (Extension_and_User_Data
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`(0))
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`Image group header (Group_of_Picture_Header)
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`User Data (1) and Extension (Extension_and_User _Data
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`( 1))
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`Image header (Picture_Header)
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`Coded image extension (Picture_Coding_Extension)
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`User Data (2) and Extensions (Extension_and_User_Data
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`(2))
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`Image Data (Picture_Data)
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`Slice( Slice)
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`Macroblock (Macroblock)
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`Motion vectors (Motion_ Vectors)
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`Coded Block Pattern (Coded_Biock_Pattern)
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`Block (Block)
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`Final Sequence Code (Sequence_end_Code)
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`These structures make up the video sequence. A video
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`sequence is applied for MPEG format, in order to differentiate each
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`version there must be a validation that immediately after the sequence
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`header,
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`the sequence extension is present; should the sequence
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`extension not follow the header, then the stream is in MPEG1 format.
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`At
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`the
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`beginning
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`of
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`a
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`video
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`sequence,
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`the
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`sequence_header
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`and
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`sequence_extension
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`appear
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`in
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`the
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`video_sequence. The sequence_extension
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`repetitions must be
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`identical on the first try and the "s" repetitions of the sequence_header
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`vary little compared to the first occurrence, only the portion defining
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`the quantization matrixes should change. Having sequences repetition
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`allows a random access to the video stream, i.e., if the decoder wants
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`to start playing at the middle of the video stream this may be done, as
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`it only needs to find the sequence_header and sequence_extension
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`prior to that moment in order to decode the following images. This also
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`happens for video streams that could not start from the beginning, such
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`as a satellite decoder turned on after the transmission time.
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`The full video signal coding-decoding process is comprised
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`of the following steps:
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`Digitizing the video signals, which can be done in NTSC,
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`PAL or SECAM format.
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`Storing the video signal in digital form
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`Transmitting the signals
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`Recording the digital video stream in a physical media
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`(DVD, VCD, MiniDV)
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`Receiving the signals
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`Playing the video stream
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`Decoding the signal
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`Displaying the signal
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`It is essential to double the memory to be handled by the
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`adequate DSP and have the possibility of disposing of up to 8 output
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`buffers, which allow the previous and simultaneous representation of a
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`stereoscopic image on a device such as TDVision®'s 30Visor®
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`Actually, two channels must be initialized when calling the
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`programming API of the DSP as, by example, the illustrative case of
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`the Texas Instruments TMS320C62X DSP.
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`MPEG2VDEC_create
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`(canst
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`IMPEG2VDEC_fxns*fxns,
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`canst MEPG2VDEC_Params* params).
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`Where IMPEG2VDEC_fxns y MEPG2VDEC_Params are
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`pointer structures defining the operation parameters for each video
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`channel, e.g.:
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`3Dlhandle=MPEG2VDEC_create (fxns3DLEFT,Params3DLEFT).
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`3DRhandle=MPEG2VDEC_create(fxns3DRIGHT,Params3DRIGHT.
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`Thereby enabling two video channels to be decoded and
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`obtaining
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`two video handlers, one
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`for the
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`left-right stereoscopic
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`channel.
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`A double display output buffer is needed and by means of
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`software, it will be defined which of the two buffers must display the
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`output by calling the AP function:
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`Namely,
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`MPEG2VDEC_APPL Y(3DRhandle,
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`inputR1,
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`inputR2, inputR3, 3doutright_pb, 3doutright_fb ).
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`MPEG2VDEC_APPLY(3Dlhandle,
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`inputl 1,
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`inputl2,
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`inputl3, 3doutleft_pb, 3doutleft_fb).
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`This same procedure can be implemented for any DSP,
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`microprocessor or electronic device with similar functions.
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`Where 3Dlhandle is the pointer to the handle returned by
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`the DSP's
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`create
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`function,
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`the
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`input1
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`parameter
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`is
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`the
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`FUNC_DECODE_FRAME or FUNC_START_PARA address, input2 is
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`the pointer to the external input buffer address, and input3 is the size
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`of the external input buffer size.
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`3doutleft_pb is the address of the parameter buffer and
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`3doutleft_fb is the beginning of the output buffer where the decoded
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`image

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