BINARY FORMAT FOR MPEG-7 SAMPLES Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC H04N7/24 H03M7/30 

FIELD: technology for encoding and decoding, used for storing and transferring descriptive elements of document of XML-like structure.

SUBSTANCE: method includes using at least one table, received from XML structure, while table contains identification information for unambiguous identification of each descriptive element on hierarchic tree and structural information, browsing of hierarchic image of sample stored in memory from parent descriptive element to children descriptive elements for reaching encoded descriptive element, and extraction of identification information of each browsed descriptive element, encoding of aforementioned descriptive element in form of fragment, containing aforementioned information content and series of extracted identification information.

EFFECT: provision of efficient sample encoding plan and possible expansion of binary format for further plans, determined within limits of MPEG-7.

7 cl, 6 dwg, 2 tbl