Patent ID: 8115800
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A server apparatus comprising: a video stream receiver configured to receive a first video stream encoded by using a first coding scheme from a video providing apparatus connected via a network; a video stream generator configured to generate a second video stream obtained by converting a coding scheme of the first video stream from the first coding scheme to a second coding scheme; a client capability information acquirer configured to acquire decoding capability information representing whether a client apparatus can decode a video image encoded by using the first coding scheme; and a video stream processing determiner configured to transmit the first video stream to the client apparatus when the client apparatus can decode the video image encoded by using the first coding scheme, and configured to transmit the second video stream to the client apparatus when the client apparatus cannot decode the video image encoded by using the first coding scheme, wherein the video stream processing determiner transmits the first video stream together with information which represents a position of a video image represented by the first video stream, on a screen of the client apparatus.