Patent ID: 6292837
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for transmission of image data over telecommunications lines, comprising the steps of:(a) providing image data, said image data comprising a sequential stream of image frames;(b) selecting a first image frame out of said sequential stream of image frames;(c) selecting further image frames from said sequential stream of image frames to form a non-sequential stream of image frames for transmission to a viewer, wherein the majority of the image frames transmitted in said non-sequential stream of image frames are non-sequential to the previously transmitted image;(d) transmitting said non-sequential stream of image frames over telecommunications lines;(e) selecting a proximal image from said non-sequential stream of image frames transmitted to the user, said proximal image being the image nearest to a frame position selected by the viewer, and(f) displaying said proximal image on a viewer's terminal.