SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING FOR MACHINES

1 . A decoder, the decoder comprising circuitry configured to:

receive a bitstream, the bitstream including at least a header, at least a base feature layer, and at least a residual visual layer;

decode the at least a base feature layer;

decode the at least a residual visual layer;

combine the at least a decoded base feature layer with the at least a residual visual layer; and

output a human-viewable video as a function of the combined at least a decoded base feature layer and the at least a residual visual layer.

2 . The decoder of claim 1 , wherein decoding the at least a base feature layer further comprises inversely pre-processing the at least a decoded base feature layer.

3 . The decoder of claim 2 , wherein the at least a header includes at least a pre-processing parameter; and

decoding the at least a base feature layer further comprises inversely pre-processing the at least a decoded base feature layer as a function of the at least a pre-processing parameter.

4 . The decoder of claim 1 , wherein the at least a residual visual layer comprises a first residual visual layer and a second residual visual layer.

5 . The decoder of claim 4 , wherein a number of residual visual layers is signaled within the at least a header.

6 . The decoder of claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to combine the at least a decoded base feature later with the first residual visual layer; and

combine the at least a combined decoded base feature and first residual visual layer with the second residual visual layer.

7 . The decoder of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output the at least a decoded base feature layer to at least a machine.

8 . The decoder of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output at least a feature parameter, signaled in the at least a header, to the at least a machine.

9 . The decoder of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to inversely pre-process the at least a decoded base feature layer.

10 . The decoder of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to parse the bitstream into the at least a header, at least a base feature layer, and at least a residual visual layer.

11 . A method of decoding, using a decoder comprising circuitry, the method comprising:

receiving a bitstream, using the circuitry, the bitstream including at least a header, at least a base feature layer, and at least a residual visual layer;

decoding, using the circuitry, the at least a base feature layer;

decoding, using the circuitry, the at least a residual visual layer;

combining, using the circuitry, the at least a decoded base feature layer with the at least a residual visual layer; and

outputting, using the circuitry, a human-viewable video as a function of the combined at least a decoded base feature layer and the at least a residual visual layer.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein decoding the at least a base feature layer further comprises inversely pre-processing, using the circuitry, the at least a decoded base feature layer.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least a header includes at least a pre-processing parameter; and

decoding the at least a base feature layer further comprises inversely pre-processing the at least a decoded base feature layer as a function of the at least a pre-processing parameter.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least a residual visual layer comprises a first residual visual layer and a second residual visual layer.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein a number of residual visual layers is signaled within the at least a header.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising combining, using the circuitry, the at least a decoded base feature later with the first residual visual layer; and

combining, using the circuitry, the at least a combined decoded base feature and first residual visual layer with the second residual visual layer.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising outputting, using the circuitry, the at least a decoded base feature layer to at least a machine.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising outputting, using the circuitry, at least a feature parameter, signaled in the at least a header, to the at least a machine.

19 . The decoder of claim 7 , further comprising inversely pre-processing, using the circuitry, the at least a decoded base feature layer.

20 . The decoder of claim 1 , further comprising parsing, using the circuitry, the bitstream into the at least a header, the at least a base feature layer, and the at least a residual visual layer.