(19)
(11) EP 2 904 801 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/49

(21) Application number: 13773689.8

(22) Date of filing: 01.10.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 19/105(2014.01)
H04N 19/117(2014.01)
H04N 19/187(2014.01)
H04N 19/33(2014.01)
H04N 19/463(2014.01)
 H04N 19/119(2014.01)
H04N 19/157(2014.01)
H04N 19/82(2014.01)
H04N 19/11(2014.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2013/070486
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/053514 (10.04.2014 Gazette 2014/15)

(54)

SCALABLE VIDEO CODING USING BASE-LAYER BASED CONTEXTS FOR ENHANCEMENT LAYER RESIDUAL CODING

SKALIERBARE VIDEOKODIERUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG VON BASISSCHICHT BASIERENDEN KONTEXTEN FÜR DIE KODIERUNG DES ERWEITERUNGSSCHICHT-RESTFEHLERS

CODAGE VIDÉO SCALABLE UTILISANT DES CONTEXTES DÉPENDANTS DE LA COUCHE DE BASE POUR LA CODAGE D'UN RÉSIDU DE LA COUCHE D'AMÉLIORATION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 01.10.2012 US 201261708201 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/33

(60) Divisional application:
20211111.8

(73) Proprietor: GE Video Compression, LLC
Niskayuna NY 12309 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HINZ, Tobias
    16244 Schorfheide (DE)
  • LAKSHMAN, Haricharan
    10243 Berlin (DE)
  • STEGEMANN, Jan
    10245 Berlin (DE)
  • HELLE, Philipp
    14129 Berlin (DE)
  • SIEKMANN, Mischa
    10439 Berlin (DE)
  • SÜHRING, Karsten
    10247 Berlin (DE)
  • MARPE, Detlev
    12161 Berlin (DE)
  • SCHWARZ, Heiko
    16341 Panketal (DE)
  • BARTNIK, Christian
    10317 Berlin (DE)
  • KHAIRAT ABDELHAMID, Ali, Atef, Ibrahim
    13409 Berlin (DE)
  • KIRCHHOFFER, Heiner
    10555 Berlin (DE)
  • WIEGAND, Thomas
    14195 Berlin (DE)

(74) Representative: Schenk, Markus et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München
81373 München (DE)


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