Systems and methods for transmitting video frames

A video system comprising a video signal transmitter, the video signal transmitter comprising a first processing circuit that includes a processor, the first processing circuit configured for:

• receiving a high frame-rate input video bit stream and generating therefrom, a first low frame-rate video bit stream, said first low frame-rate video bit stream comprising a blended frame that is generated by executing a blending process upon a plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream, wherein executing said blending process comprises calculating an average pixel value from a plurality of corresponding pixels in said plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream;
• receiving said high frame-rate input video bit stream and generating therefrom, a second low frame-rate video bit stream, said second low frame-rate video bit stream comprising a packed frame that is generated by executing a first packing process upon said plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream, wherein executing said first packing process comprises using a Zeno packing algorithm to generate a Zeno frame from said plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream;
• deriving a secondary bit stream from said first low frame-rate video bit stream, wherein deriving said secondary bit stream from said first low frame-rate video bit stream comprises generating a reconstructed blended frame by decompressing said base layer signal;
• generating a residual video bit stream by comparing said secondary bit stream to said second low frame-rate video bit stream, wherein said comparing comprises determining a difference signal between said second low frame-rate video bit stream and said secondary bit stream;
• compressing said first low frame-rate video bit stream to generate a base layer signal;
• compressing said residual video bit stream to generate an enhancement layer signal;
• and
• transmitting said base layer signal and said enhancement layer signal out of said video signal transmitter.

A method of receiving a video signal, the method comprising:

• receiving in a video signal receiver, an enhancement layer signal comprising at least one packed frame that is generated by executing a packing process upon a plurality of frames of a high frame-rate video bit stream, wherein executing said packing process comprises using a Zeno packing algorithm to generate a Zeno frame from said plurality of frames of the high frame-rate video bit stream;
• receiving in the video signal receiver, a decision map that provides spatial and temporal resolution information of the at least one packed frame;
• decoding the enhancement layer signal, the decoding comprising generating a residual bit stream;
• reconstructing the high frame-rate input video bit stream in the video signal receiver, wherein the reconstructing comprises using at least two of:
• a) said residual bit stream, b) a signal derived from said residual bit stream, c) said decision map, or d) a signal derived from said decision map;
• receiving in the video signal receiver, a base layer signal comprising at least one blended frame that is generated by executing a blending process upon said plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream, wherein executing said blending process comprises calculating an average pixel value from a plurality of corresponding pixels in said plurality of frames of said high frame-rate video bit stream;
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• decoding said base layer signal, the decoding comprising generating in said video signal receiver, a received blended frame.