Video Scrambling

• US 20070294742A1
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta Incorporated (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sprague, Jeffrey R.
• Application Number:
  US11/425,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20070294742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/153
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0612 Electronic puzzles

Abstract

Included are systems and methods for providing sub-divided video. At least one embodiment of a method includes dividing a video stream into sub-regions, each of the sub-regions being configured to provide motion video for display, determining positions of the sub-regions, rearranging at least one of the sub-regions from the determined positions, and facilitating display of the rearranged sub-regions of the video stream.

Claims

1. A method for providing sub-divided video, comprising:

dividing frames of a video stream into sub-regions, each of the sub-regions being configured to provide motion video for display;

determining positions of the sub-regions that are configured to provide video for display;

rearranging at least one of the sub-regions from the determined positions; and

facilitating display of the rearranged sub-regions of the video stream.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing at least one video frame related to the video stream.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating display of the rearranged sub-regions includes sending data related to the rearranged sub-regions to a display device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein rearranging at least one of the sub-regions includes removing at least one of the sub-regions to provide a vacant sub-region.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising receiving user input related to returning the sub-regions to the determined positions by moving at least one sub-region into the vacant sub-region.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising automatically returning the sub-regions to the determined positions by moving at least one sub-region into the vacant sub-region.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a quick view to temporarily return the sub-regions to the determined position.

8. A video device for providing sub-divided video, comprising:

a division component configured to receive a plurality of video frames related to a video, the division component further configured to divide the received video frames into a plurality of sub-regions, the sub-regions being organized in a first configuration, the sub-regions being configured to provide motion video related to the divided video frames;

an arrangement component configured to change the arrangement of the sub-regions from the first configuration to a second configuration; and

a power draw component configured to copy the sub-regions in the second configuration to a display device for display in the second configuration.

9. The video device from claim 8, further comprising a memory component configured to store at least a portion of the received video frames.

10. The video device from claim 8, further comprising the display device, the display device being configured to display the received sub-regions in the second configuration.

11. The video device from claim 8, wherein the second configuration is a random arrangement of the sub-regions.

12. The video device from claim 8, wherein the second arrangement includes a vacant sub-region.

13. The video device from claim 8, further comprising an input device configured to facilitate returning the sub-regions to the first configuration.

14. The video device from claim 8, further comprising a rearrangement component further configured to automatically return the sub-regions to the first configuration.

15. A computer readable medium for providing sub-divided video, comprising:

logic configured to divide a video stream into sub-regions, each of the sub-regions being configured to provide motion video for display;

logic configured to determine positions of the sub-regions;

logic configured to rearrange at least one of the sub-regions from the determined positions; and

logic configured to facilitate display of the rearranged sub-regions of the video stream.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising logic configured to store at least one video frame related to the video stream.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein facilitating display includes sending data related to the rearranged sub-regions to a display device.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein rearranging at least one of the sub-regions includes removing at least one of the sub-regions to provide a vacant sub-region.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising logic configured to receive user input related to returning the sub-regions to the determined positions by moving at least one sub-region into the vacant sub-region.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising logic configured to automatically return the sub-regions to the determined positions by moving at least one sub-region into the vacant sub-region.