Patent ID: 7720146

Claim:
A video system receiving a source of serial video data defined by 2 a available color values, comprising: a video compressor to read the serial video data and render from the serial video data packeted and compressed video into packet types in accordance with at least: a primary n-color packet type, where n is less than a, formatted to include an n-color code having a portion (1) identifying the n-color packet type as one that encodes a consecutive run of pixel colors comprised only from a set of n number of unique colors and a portion (2) identifying a packet extension condition in which a subsequently identified packet contains a continuation of a payload begun in the primary n-color packet type, the n-color code followed by at least a portion of the payload identifying a consecutive series of color identifiers in which (1) the color identifiers correspond respectively to the set of n number of unique colors, (2) the consecutive series is identical in length to the consecutive run of pixel colors, and (3) the color identifiers are ordered in the consecutive series to correspond to an order of the consecutive run of pixel colors; and an extension n-color packet type formatted to include the n-color code portion identifying the packet extension condition followed by another portion of the payload of the consecutive series of color identifiers; and a network interface to deliver the packeted and compressed video to a network.