Patent ID: 7802288

Claim:
A method for processing a video program having a first aspect ratio different from a second aspect ratio of a display, the method comprising the steps of: specifying, at a first location, video conversion information for each of a stream of images comprising the video program, wherein the video conversion information dynamically changes across the stream of images and can be used to modify the video program from the first aspect ratio to the second aspect ratio and comprises manipulation information that specifies transformations relevant to a portion of the video program comprising a subset of the stream of images; the video conversion information comprises first manipulation information and second manipulation information, the first manipulation information specifies transformations relevant to a first portion of the video program comprising a first subset of the stream of image integrating the video conversion information with the stream of images of the video program having the first aspect ratio to produce a combined set of video data, the combined set of video data formatted for viewing in both the first aspect ratio and in the second aspect ratio according to the conversion information; transmitting the combined set of video data in a single stream to a second location geographically away from the first location; and processing the transmitted single stream at the second location, wherein the single stream is formatted to conform with the second aspect ratio according to the conversion information or with first aspect ratio, as selectable by a receiving display device at the second location.