Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,330,365 · App. 08/962,043
Decoding method and apparatus using bitstreams and a hierarchical structure
Inventors:
Makoto Yasuda, Akihiro Watabe
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 11, 2001
Filed: Oct 31, 1997
Inventors
Makoto Yasuda
Akihiro Watabe
Assignee (at issue)
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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