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Method and apparatus for progressive channel switching

US9467659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2006
Grant dateOct 11, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/44016
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of processing a sequence of frames of multimedia data is presented. The method provides for progressively refreshing the image data. The method includes dynamically selecting portions of frames of the sequence with progressively increasing area to refresh, and excluding non-refreshed areas as potential reference data for other frames.

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