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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2014
Savant Systems, Llc, Hyannis, MA (US);
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
Michael E. Noonan, Sandwich, MA (US);
Siegmar K. Eschholz, Southwest Harbor, ME (US);
James F. Allen, Sandwich, MA (US);
Peter H. Corsini, East Sandwich, MA (US);
Savant Systems, LLC, Hyannis, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, graphics frames are received, where each graphics frame includes one or more regions where pixels depict graphics that represent an on screen display (OSD) used to interact with a programmable multimedia controller, and a background region where pixels are set to the one or more predetermined colors. Further, video images are received, where at least some of the video images correspond to the plurality of graphics frames. Mixed images are created by mixing the graphics frames and the corresponding video images, the mixing to, where pixels of the graphics frame are not set to the one more predetermined colors, blend a color of at least some of the pixels of the graphics frame with a color of pixels of a corresponding video image, and, where pixels of the graphics frame are set to the one more predetermined colors, pass pixels of the corresponding video image.