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Method and device for providing video instant replay in a picture-in-picture

  • US 5,621,473 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 04/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing video instant replay of a sequence of fields in a picture-in-picture (PIP) display of a television receiver, comprising the steps of:

  • acquiring each field of a string of consecutive video fields;

    displaying each field of the string of consecutive video fields on the television receiver;

    decimating in time said each field of said string of consecutive video fields;

    selecting a plurality of non-consecutive fields of said string of consecutive video fields to be stored in a memory for future re-display;

    storing the plurality of non-consecutive decimated fields in said memory;

    retrieving the stored fields from the memory in sequence; and

    re-displaying in the PIP the sequence of fields previously displayed on the television and retrieved from the memory.

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