Multiple Image Source Processing Apparatus and Method
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1. An image processing method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least first and second input streams of image frames;
combining an image frame from the first stream with an image frame from the second stream to produce a single output stream of combined frames; and
encoding the single output stream to provide an encoded output stream.
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Abstract
Separate first and second input streams of image frames are received by a frame combiner module, which combines an image frame from the first stream with an image frame from the second stream to produce a single output stream of combined frames. The single output stream is encoded by an encoder module such as an MPEG encoder to produce an encoded output signal, which may be stored or transmitted over a network.
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1. An image processing method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least first and second input streams of image frames; combining an image frame from the first stream with an image frame from the second stream to produce a single output stream of combined frames; and encoding the single output stream to provide an encoded output stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image processing system, comprising:
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a frame combiner module having at least a first input for receiving a first input stream of image frames from a first image source and a second input for receiving a second input stream of image frames from a second image source; the frame combiner module being configured to combine each frame received at the first input with a frame received at the second input to produce a single output stream of combined image frames at the output; and an image encoder connected to the output of the frame combiner module configured to encode the single output stream of image frames into an encoded output signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image processing method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an encoded stream of image frames; decoding the received stream to produce a decoded stream of combined image frames; and splitting each frame of the decoded stream into at least two separate frames to create at least first and second separate streams of image frames. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An image processing system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an encoded signal containing a stream of combined image frames; a decoder module connected to the receiver and configured to decode the encoded signal to provide a decoded output signal comprising a stream of combined image frames; and an image splitter module connected to the decoder module configured for splitting each frame of the decoded output signal into at least two separate frames to create separate first and second streams of image frames. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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