System and method for reducing the zapping time

Abstract

The present invention concerns a system and a method for zapping in a video receiver and in a video server. The zapping method comprises, in a video receiver, the reception steps of a zapping command to a new program, registration for the reception of a first stream comprising the new programme and a second stream comprising the same programme as the first stream, the second stream being suitable to be processed more rapidly than the first stream by the receiver, reception of the first stream and of the second stream, the second stream being received delayed in respect of the first stream memorization of the first stream during a longer period than the memorization of the second stream, display of the second stream, then display of the first stream in the continuity of the second stream.

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