System and method for playback of digital video pictures in compressed streams
CA 2573906 C · Owner: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · Inventors: Rodriguez, Arturo A.
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A video decompression system and method are disclosed. In one preferred embodiment, the video decompression system comprises a memory with logic and , a processor configured with the logic to receive a compressed video stream that includes frame pictures and detect a scan mode indicator in the compressed video stream, wherein the scan mode indicator indicates whether a progressive scan format was used during the creation of the frame pictures.
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- Filed July 8, 2005 and granted August 27, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 8, 2025.
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