Displaying Video
OwnerMichael Costello, Neil Cormican +1inventors
InventorsMichael Costello, Neil Cormican, Ian Shelton
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Abstract
A method of displaying video is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a main video sequence; receiving an overlay video sequence, the overlay video sequence comprising first and second sections; displaying the video on a display by: rendering the main video sequence; rendering the first section of the overlay video sequence over the main video sequence such that the video has the appearance of being rendered from a single video sequence; switching between the first section of the overlay video sequence and the second section of the overlay video sequence; and rendering the second section of the overlay video sequence over the main video sequence such that the video has the appearance of being rendered from a single video sequence.
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1-25. (canceled)
A method of displaying video, said method comprising:
- receiving a main video stream;
- receiving an overlay video stream, said overlay video stream comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- displaying said video on a display by:
- rendering said main video stream;
- rendering said first portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- switching between said first portion of said overlay video stream and said second portion of said overlay video stream whilst continuing to render said main video stream;
- and
- rendering said second portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- wherein said first portion and said second portion contain elements of said main video stream such that when said video is displayed said video has the appearance of being rendered as a single video.
A display device operable to render video for display on a display, said display device comprising:
- a main video stream receiver operable to receive a main video stream;
- an overlay video stream receiver operable to receive an overlay video stream, said overlay video stream comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- a video renderer operable to render video for display on said display by:
- rendering said main video stream;
- rendering said first portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- switching between said first portion of said overlay video stream and said second portion of said overlay video stream whilst continuing to render said main video stream;
- and
- rendering said second portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- wherein said first portion and said second portion contain elements of said main video stream such that when said video is displayed, said video has the appearance of being rendered as a single video.
A display device operable to render video for display on a display, said display device comprising:
- main video stream receiving means for receiving a main video stream;
- overlay video stream receiving means for receiving an overlay video stream, said overlay video stream comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- video display means for displaying said video on said display by:
- rendering said main video stream;
- rendering said first portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- switching between said first portion of said overlay video stream and said second portion of said overlay video stream whilst continuing to render said main video stream;
- and
- rendering said second portion of said overlay video stream over said main video stream;
- wherein said first portion and said second portion contain elements of said main video stream such that when said video is displayed, said video has the appearance of being rendered as a single video.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.