MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202638092007 A) filed by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Frderung Der Angewandten Forschung E. V. on July 29, 2026, for Hypothetical Reference Decoder.

Inventors include Skupin, Robert; Snchez De La Fuente, Yago; Hellge, Cornelius; Schierl, Thomas; Shring, Karsten; and Wiegand, Thomas.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: A video data stream having a video encoded thereinto and is described. It comprises first timing information on first coded picture buffer, CPB, removal times to be applied at decoder side in case of buffering a complete version of the video data stream, and second timi...