Abstract: A method and apparatus for transforming a description of an encoded bit stream is described. The encoded bit stream comprises data packets and the description is written in a markup language such as BSDL. A group of one or more data packets is described in the description by an element, the element having at least one attribute containing a transformation tag. The description is scanned to check for a transformation tag in accordance with a predetermined condition and an adapted description is generated. The transformation of multimedia files is described to provide for content scalability. The adaptation approach works as follows: instead of directly adapting the bit stream, the description of the bit stream is modified, by use of so-called style sheets. Therefore, from the modified description a binary form file can be generated.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for preparing a first node of a communications system for transmitting an encoded digital signal to a second node of the communication system is described for providing Terminal QoS. The encoded digital signal is generated from a digital signal, the first node providing the encoded digital signal and the first node having access to display parameters associated with the digital signal. The second node is for at least decoding the encoded signal within an execution time and for subsequent display, the encoding and/or decoding being defined by at least one encoding-decoding scheme in accordance with coding parameters. The coding parameters are determined for encoding-decoding in accordance with one or more first display quality measures of the decoded signal after decoding, one or more execution times of the decoding of the encoded digital signal, and one or more second display quality measures.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transforming a description of an encoded bit stream is described. The encoded bit stream comprises data packets and the description is written in a markup language such as BSDL. A group of one or more data packets is described in the description by an element, the element having at least one attribute containing a transformation tag. The description is scanned to check for a transformation tag in accordance with a predetermined condition and an adapted description is generated. The transformation of multimedia files is described to provide for content scalability. The adaptation approach works as follows: instead of directly adapting the bit stream, the description of the bit stream is modified, by use of so-called style sheets. Therefore, from the modified description a binary form file can be generated.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for preparing a first node of a communications system for transmitting an encoded digital signal to a second node of the communication system is described for providing Terminal QoS. The encoded digital signal is generated from a digital signal, the first node providing the encoded digital signal and the first node having access to display parameters associated with the digital signal. The second node is for at least decoding the encoded signal within an execution time and for subsequent display, the encoding and/or decoding being defined by at least one encoding-decoding scheme in accordance with coding parameters. The coding parameters are determined for encoding-decoding in accordance with one or more first display quality measures of the decoded signal after decoding, one or more execution times of the decoding of the encoded digital signal, and one or more second display quality measures.