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AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorVesa Lunden
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A method and system for transmitting an alternative video or multimedia data file during an interrupted video transmission in, for example, a mobile video telephony system. In a first aspect of the invention, the method includes interrupting the video signal (200) which then automatically initiates downloading of a video data file from a storage medium (205,206) into a memory (120) for transmission to viewers over the mobile telephony system during the interruption in the video transmission. In a second aspect, a pre-encoded multimedia data file is stored on a storage medium (310) and downloaded into the video telephony system for playback to viewers during the interruption thereby providing a more enjoyable and possibly more informative viewing experience. In a third aspect, a software generated image is produced (400) and transmitted to viewers in lieu of the interrupted video transmission.
In a video transmission system comprising a camera, a memory for storing electronic images captured from said camera, and a video encoder for encoding said electronic images, a method of transmitting alternative visual data in lieu of a video transmission during an interruption in the video transmission, the method comprising the steps of:
A video transmission system comprising camera, a memory for interim storage of digitized images captured from said camera, and a video encoder for encoding said electronic images, wherein a video signal comprising the digitized images from said camera is transmitted to recipient viewers, wherein the video transmission system is adapted to transmit an alternative video data file for transmission to the viewers in lieu of the video signal that has been intentionally interrupted, said video data file generated by software and transmitted during the interruption of the video transmission.
A wireless handheld device capable of sending and receiving audio and video transmissions for use in making video phone calls comprising:
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