System and method for smoothing channel changing in internet protocol television systems

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20070044123A1
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11204440

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System and method of implementing a channel change in an Internet Protocol Television ('IPTV') system are described. In one embodiment, method comprises steps of, responsive to a channel change request, decoding and displaying a video stream of a requested channel, wherein the displayed video stream has a resolution quality less than a normal resolution quality; increasing the resolution quality of the displayed video stream by an incremental amount .DELTA.R; and subsequent to the increasing, determining whether the resolution quality of the displayed video stream is equal to the normal resolution quality and, responsive to a negative determination, repeating the increasing and determining.

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ALCATEL USA SOURCING L P3400 WEST PLANO PARKWAY PLANO TX 75075

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ransom, Maurice Niel Raleigh, NC 1 25
Skoog, Frederick Colleyville, TX 11 263
Zriny, Donald P Lucas, TX 5 56

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