Patent ID: 7688896

Claim:
A method for decoding a frame of video image data in a video display apparatus, comprising: dividing the frame, by a decoding device of the video display apparatus, into a reserved portion and a non-reserved portion; decoding, by the decoding device, the reserved portion of the frame; storing the reserved portion of the frame into a first portion of a frame buffer; displaying the reserved portion of the frame on a display device of the video display apparatus; decoding, by the decoding device, a first part of the non-reserved portion of the frame; storing the first cart of the non-reserved portion of the frame in a second portion of the frame buffer; displaying the first part of the non-reserved portion of the frame on the display device; decoding, by the decoding device, a second part of the non-reserved portion of the frame; storing the second part of the non-reserved portion of the frame in the second portion of the frame buffer; and displaying the second part of the non-reserved portion of the frame on the display device.