Video game system using pre-encoded macro-blocks and a reference grid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8284842
APP PUB NO 20070009043A1
SERIAL NO

11178183

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A method and related system of generating a frame of video is disclosed. In the method, a request is received and a frame of video is generated using a plurality of pre-encoded macro-blocks. Generating the frame of video includes assigning the plurality of pre-encoded macro-blocks to respective positions in a grid. The frame of video may be compatible with an MPEG compression standard. The plurality of pre-encoded macro-blocks are pre-encoded prior to the request.

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  • ACTIVEVIDEO NETWORKS, INC.

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Craig, Robert Sunnyvale, US 23 547
Mercer, Clifford Wayne Palo Alto, US 8 513
Sigmund, Ulrich Waldkirch, DE 13 597

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