Television system with multiple transmission formats
DCFirst Claim
1. A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in a plurality of different transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics;
- wherein the receiver comprises;
means for receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames;
means for decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during receipt of the television signal; and
means for using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for at least some of the transmission formats.
0 Assignments
Litigations
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics; wherein the receiver comprises: display means for displaying the television signal; means for receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; means for decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received; and means for using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for any of the transmission formats.
236 Citations
93 Claims
-
1. A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in a plurality of different transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics;
-
wherein the receiver comprises; means for receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; means for decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during receipt of the television signal; and means for using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for at least some of the transmission formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A television system for receiving a production television signal having one of a plurality of production formats, processing the production television signal to produce a succession of encoded image frames having a transmission format selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics;
-
wherein the television system comprises; means for receiving production format identification information identifying the production format of the production television signal; format transformation means for using the production format identification information to transform the television signal from the production format to one of the transmission formats; means for processing the television signal to produce the succession of encoded image frames in the transmission format; and means for encoding and transmitting transmission format identification information with the encoded image frames to identify the transmission format, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during transmission of the television signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A method of receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in a plurality of different transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during receipt of the television signal; and using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for at least some of the transmission formats. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 68, 70)
-
-
61. A method for receiving a production television signal having one of a plurality of production formats, processing the production television signal to produce a succession of encoded image frames having a transmission format selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving production format identification information identifying the production format of the production television signal; using the production format identification information to transform the television signal from the production format to one of the transmission formats; processing the television signal to produce the succession of encoded image frames in the transmission format; and encoding and transmitting transmission format identification information with the encoded image frames to identify the transmission format, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during transmission of the television signal. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69)
-
-
71. A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in a plurality of different transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least one non-program-content characteristic;
-
wherein the receiver comprises; means for receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; means for decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received, wherein the identification information and transmission format can change during receipt of the television signal; and means for using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for at least some of the transmission formats. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
-
-
77. A television system for receiving a production television signal having one of a plurality of production formats, processing the production television signal to produce a succession of encoded image frames having a transmission format selected from a set of transmission formats, that differ from each other in at least one non-program-content characteristic;
-
wherein the television system comprises; means for receiving production format identification information identifying the production format of the production signal; format transformation means for using the production format identification information to transform the television signal from the production format to one of the transmission formats; means for processing the television signal to produce the succession of encoded image frames in the transmission format; and means for encoding and transmitting transmission format identification information with the encoded image frames to identify the transmission format, wherein the identification information and transmission format can change during transmission of the television signal. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
-
-
84. A method of receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded frames encoded in a plurality of different transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least one non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during receipt of the television signal; and using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for at least some of the transmission formats. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
-
-
90. A method for receiving a production television signal having one of a plurality of production formats, processing the production television signal to produce a succession of encoded image frames having a transmission format selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least one non-program-content characteristic, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving production format identification information identifying the production format of the production television signal; using the production format identification information to transform the television signal from the production format to one of the transmission formats; processing the television signal to produce the succession of encoded image frames in the transmission format; and encoding and transmitting transmission format identification information with the encoded image frames to identify the transmission format, wherein the identification information and transmission formats can change during transmission of the television signal. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93)
-
Specification