System and method for overlaying images from multiple video sources on a display device
US7250983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/012
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for overlaying video from different video sources on a display device. The sources may include a primary video source that provides first image data in the form of a first video signal, and an overlay video source that provides second image data in the form of a second video signal and a fast blank signal. The system encodes the fast blank signal into the second video signal to form encoded image data. The fast blank signal can occupy one bit of the encoded image data. The system stores the first image data and the encoded image data in a frame buffer. A controller reads the first image data and the encoded image data from the frame buffer. The controller processes and decodes encoded image data, extracting the fast blank signal. The controller then uses the extracted fast blank signal to combine the second image data and the first image data, effective to overlay an image from the overly video source onto an image from the primary video source.
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