Patent ID: 6704357
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method of reconstructing a video stream using a computer, the video stream including at least a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame, the first frame preceding the second frame in the video stream, the second frame preceding the third frame in the video stream, the method comprising:receiving the first frame and a plurality of vectors describing changes from the first frame to the second frame on the computer; decoding the first frame and the plurality of vectors to produce a reconstructed second frame, the reconstructed second frame corresponding to the second frame; determining whether a number of vectors in the plurality of vectors exceeds a predetermined number using the computer; responsive to the determining, encoding the first frame and the reconstructed second frame to generate a second plurality of vectors using the computer; and using the second plurality of vectors to generate at least one intermediate frame between the second frame and the third frame.