System and method for providing video content associated with a source image to a television in a communication network

摘要

A system and method are provided for processing video content, associated with a source image, for display on a television. The source image, such as a web page, and its associated (e.g., linked) video content are retrieved and separately encoded. The encoded source image and the encoded video content are composited together to form a sequence of encoded video frames, where a frame type of the video content is used to determine a type of a composited frame. For example, if all displayed frames of the video content are MPEG I-frames, then the composited frame also may be an I-frame. However, if any displayed frame of video content is an MPEG P-frame or B-frame, then the composited frame may be a P-frame.

主权项

1. A method of processing encoded video content that includes a plurality of encoded video frames, the encoded video content being addressed by a link on a static source image, for display of the encoded video content and the static source image on a television, the television coupled to a communication network through a communication device, the method comprising:
retrieving the encoded video content addressed by the link; and in response to receiving a request for display of the encoded video content on the television, at a server, forming a sequence of composite video frames in a format decodable by the communication device, each composite video frame being formed by compositing an encoded frame of the encoded video content with at least one portion of the static source image, wherein the compositing includes selecting a frame type, from a plurality of frame types, of the encoded video content based on the frame type of the encoded video frame and encoding the at least one portion of the static source image according to the selected frame type.