I-Picture insertion on request

摘要

A consumer entertainment system includes a video sender-box ( 10 ) configured to provide independent video frame insertion on request from one or more receivers ( 16 ) capable of requesting independent frame insertion or requesting the avoidance of the usage of lost pictures as reference frames. A network ( 14 ) connects the receivers to the video sender-box, and the video sender-box sends encoded independent and dependent video frames to the receivers complying with established standards.