Patent ID: 6924846
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: means for obtaining a first image and display timing information of said first image via a first channel, and for obtaining a second image via a second channel, said first image being a moving image obtained by reducing resolution of a high-resolution moving image to correspond to said first channel, said second image including differential information representing a difference between said high-resolution moving image and said first image, wherein said first channel is selected from the group consisting of a) a broadcast channel carrying a broadcast signal of a broadcast station transmitted via radio frequency, b) a cable communication channel carrying a cable signal of said broadcast station transmitted via a cable, and c) a recorded source of information recorded on a portable storage medium, and said second channel is selected from the group consisting of said broadcast channel, said cable communication channel and said recorded information source, said second channel being different from said first channel; means for combining said first image with said second image to produce a unitary merged image timed according to said display timing information, said unitary merged image having the same resolution as that of said high-resolution moving image; and means for outputting said unitary merged image in a form permitting said unitary merged image to be displayed on a display unit.