Patent ID: 8351513

Claim:
A method of encoding digital video content for delivery over a communications channel, the method comprising: receiving output of a trial analysis encoding of the digital video content at an intelligent encoder from a content analysis block, the output of the trial analysis encoding based on the content such that the trial analysis encoding comprises a segmented digital video content that identifies one or more regions of interest (ROI) for each frame in the segmented digital video content in accordance with content signature of each corresponding frame in the digital video content; determining encoding options for the segmented digital video content of the received trial analysis encoding at the intelligent encoder in accordance with identified ROI of frames in the segmented digital video content, including motion level information, and in accordance with available processing resources; performing an encoding of the segmented digital video content at the intelligent encoder in accordance with the determined encoding options and the communications channel; wherein the encoded digital video content is viewable on a display device after decoding by a decoder.