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Streaming non-continuous video data

  • US 7,683,940 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2004
  • Issued: 03/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of transmitting a plurality of sequential images captured by an image capture device for display by a display device at a transmission rate, said method comprising the steps of:

  • reading a first image in a sequence of images captured by said image capture device, said first image having first time information;

    reading a second image in the sequence, said second image having second time information; and

    transmitting said first and second images to said display device for display, wherein at least one predetermined frame is transmitted to said display device if a difference between the first time information and the second time information is greater than a predetermined threshold,wherein said at least one predetermined frame indicates that images are not available between said first and second images,said at least one predetermined frame comprises first temporal information about a current time and second temporal information for the second frame to be transmitted, andsaid at least one predetermined frame is transmitted at a lower rate than the transmission rate.

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