Television system with multiple transmission formats

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PATENT NO 5444491
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08350495

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A television receiver for receiving and decoding a transmitted television signal, wherein the television signal comprises a succession of encoded image frames encoded in transmission formats selected from a set of transmission formats, the set comprising at least two transmission formats that differ from each other in at least two non-program-content characteristics; wherein the receiver comprises: display means for displaying the television signal; means for receiving format identification information transmitted with the encoded image frames identifying the transmission format of the received frames; means for decoding the identification information to determine the transmission format of the encoded image frames being received; and means for using the identification information to decode the encoded image frames for any of the transmission formats.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCAMBRIDGE MA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lim, Jae S Winchester, MA 48 2336

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