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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R. Fierke, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Marshall Richard Houskeeper, Upton, MA (US);
Kevin Hinchey, Northborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Media 100 Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/74 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/74 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for combining first and second video streams and a border color into a combined output video stream using a multiplexer and a video combiner. The multiplexer receives the first and second video streams as input and outputs a selected video stream in response to a control signal. The video combiner receives the border color at a first input and the selected video stream from the multiplexer at a second input and outputs a combined output based upon a key received at a key input.