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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Dominique Curet, Thorigne Fouillard, FR;
Michel Veillard, Bruz, FR;
Germain Lolivier, Rennes, FR;
Therese Garault, Saint-Jacques de la Lande, FR;
Gerard Hellegouarch, Cesson-Sevigne, FR;
Andre Douteau, Chavagne, FR;
Stephanie Relier, Rennes, FR;
Gerard Madec, Chasne-sur-Ilet, FR;
Dominique Curet, Thorigne Fouillard, FR;
Michel Veillard, Bruz, FR;
Germain Lolivier, Rennes, FR;
Therese Garault, Saint-Jacques de la Lande, FR;
Gerard Hellegouarch, Cesson-Sevigne, FR;
Andre Douteau, Chavagne, FR;
Stephanie Relier, Rennes, FR;
Gerard Madec, Chasne-sur-Ilet, FR;
France Telecom SA, Paris, FR;
Telediffusion de France SA, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The video component(s) of a digital audio-visual first program are switched onto the video components of a second digital, audio-visual program by (1) switching onto the video component of the second program, subsequent to the switch command and to the end of a picture of the first program, and (2) replacing, as seen in the order of transmission, each non Intra picture of the component of a second program, with a picture having coding performed independently of (a) the picture data of the replaced picture and (b) of the contents of the pictures to which it refers until the beginning of the next Intra picture of the component of the second program.