Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates first entropy decoded (EDC) data from a first portion of an encoded video signal and further that generates second EDC data from a second portion of the encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a first portion of a decoded video signal from the first EDC data and that further generates a second portion of the decoded video signal from the second EDC data. The entropy decoding device and the general video decoding device operate contemporaneously in a pipelined process where the general video decoding device generates the first portion of the decoded video signal during at least a portion of time that the entropy decoding device generates the second EDC data from the first portion of the encoded video signal.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal that includes a plurality of video layers. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data, wherein the general video decoding device includes a neighbor management module, a decode motion compensation module, an inverse intra-prediction module, an inverse transform/quantization module, a deblocking filter module, and a resampling module.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data, wherein the general video decoding device includes: a neighbor management module, a decode motion compensation module, an inverse intra-prediction module, an inverse transform/quantization module, and a deblocking filter module.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates first entropy decoded (EDC) data from a first portion of an encoded video signal and further that generates second EDC data from a second portion of the encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a first portion of a decoded video signal from the first EDC data and that further generates a second portion of the decoded video signal from the second EDC data. A shared memory includes at least one buffer that is accessed by the general video decoding device via absolute memory addressing.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal, wherein the encoded video signal includes a plurality of video layers, wherein the entropy decoding device includes a slice dependency module that generates slice dependency data and wherein the first processor entropy decodes a selected subset of the plurality of video layers, based on the slice dependency data. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal that includes a plurality of video layers. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data, wherein the general video decoding device includes a neighbor management module, a decode motion compensation module, an inverse intra-prediction module, an inverse transform/quantization module, a deblocking filter module, and a resampling module.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data, wherein the general video decoding device includes: a neighbor management module, a decode motion compensation module, an inverse intra-prediction module, an inverse transform/quantization module, and a deblocking filter module.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates first entropy decoded (EDC) data from a first portion of an encoded video signal and further that generates second EDC data from a second portion of the encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a first portion of a decoded video signal from the first EDC data and that further generates a second portion of the decoded video signal from the second EDC data. A shared memory includes at least one buffer that is accessed by the general video decoding device via absolute memory addressing.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates first entropy decoded (EDC) data from a first portion of an encoded video signal and further that generates second EDC data from a second portion of the encoded video signal. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a first portion of a decoded video signal from the first EDC data and that further generates a second portion of the decoded video signal from the second EDC data. The entropy decoding device and the general video decoding device operate contemporaneously in a pipelined process where the general video decoding device generates the first portion of the decoded video signal during at least a portion of time that the entropy decoding device generates the second EDC data from the first portion of the encoded video signal.

Abstract: A video decoder includes an entropy decoding device that includes a first processor that generates entropy decoded (EDC) data from an encoded video signal, wherein the encoded video signal includes a plurality of video layers, wherein the entropy decoding device includes a slice dependency module that generates slice dependency data and wherein the first processor entropy decodes a selected subset of the plurality of video layers, based on the slice dependency data. A general video decoding device includes a second processor that generates a decoded video signal from the EDC data.