Patent ID: 6985189
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A multimedia terminal comprising: a plurality of interfaces, each of said interfaces being adapted to receive one of a plurality of differently compressed digital video signals transmitted from one of a plurality of different transmission systems and to transmit said one compressed digital video signal, each of said digital video signals being compressed in a different format and decompressible using one of a plurality of different decompression programs; a controller adapted to receive said compressed digital video signals from said interfaces and to transmit a selected one of said compressed digital video signals; a memory for storing said plurality of decompression programs; a first processor adapted to receive said selected compressed digital video signal from said controller, receive a selected one of said decompression programs from said memory in response to the selection of said selected compressed digital video signal, said selected decompression program being adapted to decompress digital video signals in the compression format of said selected compressed digital video signal, and to run said selected decompression program to decompress said selected compressed digital video signal for display on a display apparatus; and a second processor adapted to identify the compression format of said selected compressed digital video signal, cause said controller to transmit said selected one of said compressed digital video signals and cause said selected one of said decompression programs to be transmitted from said memory to said first processor.