Patent ID: 6801575
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video system comprising:(a) a plurality of frames of video each of which is defined by a plurality of scene elements, where said plurality of scene elements for a respective frame together define an image of said respective frame, wherein each of said scene elements is a separately encoded image with respect to other scene elements for said respective frame, wherein said image is created by composing said separately encoded scene elements within a respective frame based upon location information defining the position of said scene elements within said respective frame by a receiving device of said video system; (b) first auxiliary data descriptive of the content of a first scene element of said plurality of scene elements for said respective frame; (c) second auxiliary data descriptive of the content of a second scene element of said plurality of scene elements for said respective frame; and (d) a sending device that sends a bitstream representing said respective frame of said video, including respective said separately encoded scene elements and said location information, said first auxiliary data, and said second auxiliary data, from said sending device to said receiving device, wherein said separately encoded scene elements are sent from said sending device to said receiving device using at least two elementary streams.