Global Patent Index - EP 0995318 A1

EP 0995318 A1 20000426 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION WITH REDUCED DELAY

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION AND TRANSMISSION WITH REDUCED DELAY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VIDEOKOMPRESSION UND -ÜBERTRAGUNG MIT VERMINDERTER VERZÖGERUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE COMPRESSION DE DONNEES VIDEO ET D'EMISSION A TEMPORISATION REDUITE

Publication

EP 0995318 A1 20000426 (EN)

Application

EP 98935710 A 19980716

Priority

  • US 9814706 W 19980716
  • US 5302897 P 19970718

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9904575A1] An apparatus for video compression includes a video compressor and a buffer. The video compressor compresses an input stream of video data frames at a compression rate to provide compressed video data at an average compressor output rate. The buffer receives the compressed video data from the video compressor to provide a compressed video data stream. The compressed video data stream is transmitted from the buffer onto a transmission channel at a channel rate greater than the average compressor output rate such that utilization of the transmission channel is less than full. Reducing the channel utilization provides a corresponding reduction in buffer delay.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/62; H04N 7/30

IPC 8 full level

H04N 7/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/62 (2006.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 19/00 (2013.01); H04N 19/115 (2014.11); H04N 19/152 (2014.11); H04N 19/172 (2014.11); H04N 19/60 (2014.11); H04N 19/61 (2014.11); H04N 19/91 (2014.11); H04N 21/23406 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 19/146 (2014.11); H04N 19/70 (2014.11)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9904575A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9904575 A1 19990128; AU 8489798 A 19990210; CA 2296375 A1 19990128; EP 0995318 A1 20000426

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9814706 W 19980716; AU 8489798 A 19980716; CA 2296375 A 19980716; EP 98935710 A 19980716