Methods and devices for incorporating additional information such as HDTV side strips into the blanking intervals of a previous frame

A process for modifying a television signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one blanking interval of a first field of said television signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent field of said television signal, wherein said television signal is of a particular width and at least some of said supplemental information comprises side sections utilized to make the displayed image wider.

A device for displaying a wide aspect ratio television signal comprising:

• a. a system component to derive the center section of its display from a first field or frame of said television signal;
• and
• b. a system component to derive the side sections of its display from information encoded in the blanking intervals of a field or frame previous to said first field or frame of said television signal.

A process for modifying a television signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one blanking interval of a first field of said television signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent field of said television signal, wherein said supplemental information is additional resolution information.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into a portion unused for picture information of a first field or frame of said video signal, supplemental information comprising three-dimensional information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second field or frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into a portion unused for picture information of a first field or frame of said video signal, supplemental information comprising image area map information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second field or frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into a portion unused for picture information of a first field or frame of said video signal, supplemental information comprising interactive information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second field or frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into a portion unused for picture information of a first field or frame of said video signal, supplemental information comprising Hypermedia information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second field or frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the steps of:

• a. encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental image information associated with a second, distinct, subsequent frame of said video signal;
• and,
• b. utilizing said supplemental image information in association with said second, distinct, subsequent frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the steps of:

• a. encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental image information associated with a second, distinct, subsequent, non-adjacent frame of said video signal;
• and,
• b. utilizing said supplemental image information in association with said second, distinct, subsequent, non-adjacent frame of said video signal.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent frame of said video signal, wherein said video signal is of a particular width and at least some of said supplemental information comprises information utilized to make the displayed image wider.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent, non-adjacent frame of said video signal, wherein said video signal is of a particular width and at least some of said supplemental information comprises information utilized to make the displayed image wider.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent frame of said video signal, wherein said supplemental information is additional resolution information.

A process for modifying a video signal comprising the step of:

• encoding into at least one portion unused for picture information of a first frame of said video signal, supplemental information intended to be presented to a viewer, in association with, but not before the display of, a second, distinct, subsequent, non-adjacent frame of said video signal, wherein said supplemental information is additional resolution information.