A low-cost unrestricted fast playback scheme for video streaming

Author

Huang, Chun-Ming ; Yang, Kai-Chao ; Wang, Jia-Shung

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

52

Issue

7

fYear

2005

fDate

7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

384

Lastpage

388

Abstract

In this brief, we propose a low cost fast-forward and fast-backward playback scheme for video streaming applications. By reshaping the ordinary linear encoded group-of-pictures (GOP) structure into a hierarchical structure, the transmission overhead caused by frame dependencies can be reduced. The resulting video streaming system can provide all directions video playback with any speed-up factor. A set-top box architecture that supports the binary tree structured GOP playback is also described.

Keywords

television; trees (mathematics); video coding; video on demand; video streaming; TV transmission; fast-backward playback; fast-forward playback; low-cost fast playback; transmission overhead; tree structured GOP playback; video coding; video playback; video streaming; video-on-demand; visual communications; Approximation algorithms; Binary trees; Computer science; Costs; Streaming media; TV; Transform coding; Video coding; Video compression; Video recording; Set-top box; TV transmission; tree; video coding; video-on-demand (VOD); visual communications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1549-7747

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCSII.2005.850407

Filename

1468336