Multiple codecs for video encoding format compatibility

Claim 3

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: (e) displaying the decoded first data and the decoded second data with a display engine of the video subsystem.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1, wherein: step (a) comprises the step of capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1, wherein: step (b) comprises the step of receiving the second data from a remote video system.

Claim 6

The method of claim 1, wherein: the first high level encoding format is incompatible with the second high level encoding format; the first and second high level encoding formats include first and second video data compression formats, respectively; step (a) comprises the step of capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format; step (b) comprises the step of receiving the second data from a remote video system; and the method further comprises the steps of: (e) displaying in a local video window the decoded first data with a display engine of the video subsystem; and (f) displaying in a remote video window the decoded second data with the display engine of the video subsystem.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: (e) display engine means of the video subsystem for displaying the decoded first data and the decoded second data.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: means (a) comprises means for capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: means (b) comprises means for receiving the second data from a remote video system.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the first high level encoding format is incompatible with the second high level encoding format; the first and second high level encoding formats include first and second video data compression formats, respectively; means (a) comprises means for capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format; and means (b) comprises means for receiving the second data from a remote video system; the apparatus further comprising: (e) display engine means of the video subsystem for displaying in a local video window the decoded first data and for displaying in a remote video window the decoded second data.

Claim 13

A storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for processing video data, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of: (a) providing first data encoded in a first high level encoding format; (b) providing second data encoded in a second high level encoding format, wherein the second data is different from the first data; (c) decoding the first data with a first format decoder of a video subsystem to provide decoded first data; and (d) decoding the second data with a second format decoder of the video subsystem to provide decoded second data.

Claim 14

A storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for processing video data, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of: (a) providing first data encoded in a first high level encoding format; (b) providing second data encoded in a second high level encoding format, wherein the second data is different from the first data; (c) decoding the first data with a first format decoder of a video subsystem to provide decoded first data; and (d) decoding the second data with a second format decoder of the video subsystem to provide decoded second data.

Claim 15

The storage medium of claim 11, further comprising: (c) displaying the decoded first data and the decoded second data with a display engine of the video subsystem.

Claim 16

The storage medium of claim 11, wherein step (a) comprises the step of capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format.

Claim 17

The storage medium of claim 11, wherein step (b) comprises the step of receiving the second data from a remote video system.

Claim 18

The storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the first high level encoding format is incompatible with the second high level encoding format; the first and second high level encoding formats include first and second video data compression formats, respectively; step (a) comprises the step of capturing and encoding a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format; step (b) comprises the step of receiving the second data from a remote video system; and the plurality of instructions cause the processor to perform the further steps of: (e) displaying in a local video window the decoded first data with a display engine of the video subsystem; and (f) displaying in a remote video window the decoded second data with the display engine.

Claim 19

A video subsystem for processing video data, comprising: (a) a first format decoder; and (b) a second format encoder; wherein: the first format decoder receives and decodes first data encoded in a first high level encoding format to provide decoded first data; and the second format decoder receives and decodes second data encoded in a second high level encoding format to provide decoded second data, wherein the second data is different from the first data.

Claim 20

A video subsystem for processing video data, comprising: (a) a first format decoder; and (b) a second format encoder; wherein: the first format decoder receives and decodes first data encoded in a first high level encoding format to provide decoded first data; and the second format decoder receives and decodes second data encoded in a second high level encoding format to provide decoded second data, wherein the second data is different from the first data.

Claim 21

The video subsystem of claim 16, further comprising: a display engine, wherein the display engine displays the decoded first data and the decoded second data.

Claim 22

The video subsystem of claim 16, further comprising: a first format encoder, wherein the first format encoder captures and encodes a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format.

Claim 23

The video subsystem of claim 16, wherein the second data is received from a remote video system.

Claim 24

The video subsystem of claim 16, further comprising: a first format encoder; and a display engine; wherein: the first format encoder captures and encodes a local video source to provide the first data encoded in the first high level encoding format; the display engine displays the decoded first data and the decoded second data the first high level encoding for at is incompatible with the second high level encoding format; the first and second high level encoding formats include first and second video data compression formats, respectively; and the second data is received from a remote video system.