Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Reference Picture Management And List Construction

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202618082441 A) filed by Apple Inc. on July 03, 2026, for Reference Picture Management And List Construction.

Inventors include Tourapis, Alexandros Michael; Kim, Jungsun; Rapaka, Krishnakanth; and Singer, David William.

The application for the patent was published on September 04, 2026, under issue no. 36/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT REFERENCE PICTURE MANAGEMENT AND LIST CONSTRUCTION Techniques for encoding video with motion compensation include a 5 compressed bitstream syntax that includes a list of all motion prediction reference frames without distinguishing between short-term reference frame and long-term reference frames. The list of reference fra...