(19)
(11) EP 1 454 250 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2003

(43) Date of publication:
08.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/37

(21) Application number: 02797305.6

(22) Date of filing: 13.12.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 15/16, G06F 11/00, G01R 31/08, G08C 15/00, H04J 1/16, H04J 3/14, H04L 1/00, H04L 12/26, H04N 7/12, H04N 7/14, H04N 11/02
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/039919
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/053040 (26.06.2003 Gazette 2003/26)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 15.12.2001 US 341672 P

(71) Applicant: Thomson Licensing S.A.
92648 Boulogne Cedex (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • CAHNBLEY, Jens
    Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 (US)
  • RICHARDSON, John, William
    Hamilton, NJ 08690 (US)

(74) Representative: Kerber, Thierry et al
Thomson multimedia,46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt
92100 Boulogne Billancourt (FR)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A VIDEO STREAM BASED ON A CLIENT OR NETWORK ENVIRONMENT