Patent ID: 7593026

Claim:
A method of displaying to a user video made up of a sequence of frames, said method comprising: displaying a first portion of said video to a user by displaying using a display device a first series of frame images each corresponding to a respective one of said frames and each being made up of a first predetermined number of sequentially displayed bit-plane images that are all displayed in a first frame display period defined by a duration of time from the beginning of the display of the first of said bit planes of the frame image to the end of the display of the last of the bit planes of the frame image; detecting automatically in real time whether a movement condition is present that may give rise to a degradation of the perceived quality of the video display; displaying using said display device, responsive to a detection of said movement condition, a second portion of said video by displaying a second series of frame images each corresponding to a respective one of said frames and each being made up of sequentially displayed bit-plane images that are all displayed in a second frame display period defined by a duration of time from the beginning of the display of the first of said bit planes of the frame image to the end of the display of the last of the bit planes of the frame image; wherein each frame image of said second portion of said video is made up of a second predetermined number of bit plane images that is fewer than said predetermined number of bit plane images of the first portion of said video; and wherein said displaying of the second portion of said video takes place after completion of the displaying of the first portion of video; and said second frame display period being shorter than said first frame display period.