Patent ID: 8505060

Claim:
Method for broadcasting images from a video sequence, the method comprising the following steps, at the level of broadcasting equipment: including images in an output stream for transmission to at least one restoration equipment; receiving feedback from said restoration equipment of error messages relating to the restoration of the images from the video sequence; analyzing the error messages in order to identify images or parts of images not restored or badly restored; identifying a last image transmitted without error; estimating the time between a current image and the last image transmitted without error; determining response messages including correction images or parts of correction images, wherein the method furthermore comprises: determining a level of seriousness for each of the error messages according to the estimated time between the current image and the last image transmitted without error; deciding to return a response message relating to each of the error messages according to the level of seriousness of that error message; and determining and transmitting the response message comprising a correction image encoded with respect to said last image transmitted without error.