HK1053564A1 - Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple mpeg-encoded video streams. - Google Patents

Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple mpeg-encoded video streams.

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Publication number
HK1053564A1
HK1053564A1 HK03105716A HK03105716A HK1053564A1 HK 1053564 A1 HK1053564 A1 HK 1053564A1 HK 03105716 A HK03105716 A HK 03105716A HK 03105716 A HK03105716 A HK 03105716A HK 1053564 A1 HK1053564 A1 HK 1053564A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
rendering
encoded video
video streams
television system
interactive television
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HK03105716A
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Inventor
Rama Kalluri
Joel Zdepski
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Open Tv Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/494,067 external-priority patent/US6931660B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/494,184 external-priority patent/US6539545B1/en
Application filed by Open Tv Inc filed Critical Open Tv Inc
Publication of HK1053564A1 publication Critical patent/HK1053564A1/xx

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    • H04N21/236—Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
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    • H04N21/44—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
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    • H04N21/462—Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computer Graphics (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
  • Compression Or Coding Systems Of Tv Signals (AREA)
  • Time-Division Multiplex Systems (AREA)
HK03105716A 2000-01-28 2003-08-09 Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple mpeg-encoded video streams. HK1053564A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/494,067 US6931660B1 (en) 2000-01-28 2000-01-28 Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple MPEG-encoded video streams
US09/494,184 US6539545B1 (en) 2000-01-28 2000-01-28 Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple encoded video streams
PCT/US2001/000959 WO2001056293A1 (en) 2000-01-28 2001-01-10 Interactive television system and method for simultaneous transmission and rendering of multiple mpeg-encoded video streams

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