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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2003
Applicants:

Bruce A. Phillips, Erie, CO (US);

Steven M. Casey, Littleton, CO (US);

Kurt A. Campbell, Lafayette, CO (US);

Donald Brodigan, Broomfield, CO (US);

Inventors:

Bruce A. Phillips, Erie, CO (US);

Steven M. Casey, Littleton, CO (US);

Kurt A. Campbell, Lafayette, CO (US);

Donald Brodigan, Broomfield, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

T Systems and methods for providing picture-in-picture, or other multi-picture displays. Some of the systems include two or more video and/or data signals that are coupled to a transmission device. In addition, a selector signal is coupled to the transmission device. The transmission device also includes a video output that, based at least in part on the selector signal, provides a derivative of one of the video and/or data signals at a first compression and bandwidth, and the other video and/or data signal at a second compression and bandwidth. Various of the methods include utilize the systems to transmit two or more video outputs based at least in part on a selector signal.


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