Patent ID: 9077993
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of converting a video file to a Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) image, the method comprising: converting a plurality of frames of a video file into corresponding frames of a GIF image; numbering each sequential frame in the GIF image with a frame number FN, wherein a first frame number in the GIF image has FN equal to one and sequential frames are numbered sequentially; calculating a value of FN modulo K, where K is an integer greater than or equal to two; creating a new palette table for defining colors for the frame in the GIF image when FN modulo K equals to one; and using a previous palette table for defining colors for the frame in the GIF image when FN modulo K is equal to a value other than one, wherein the previous palette table used is a same palette table used for an immediately preceding frame in the GIF image.