Displaying Heterogeneous Video

Abstract

Heterogeneous video may be independently encoded in a processor-based system and transmitted for display on a display device. In the display device, the independent video streams may be de-packetized for display on the same display at different frame rates. Thus, each of the video sources may be displayed in a separate portion of the display at its native frame rate. For example, an electronic programming guide may be transmitted for display at one frame rate and displayed in a distinct region on the display screen while video corresponding to an ongoing television program may be displayed in another portion of the display screen at its native frame rate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 streaming at least two independent video sources for display on a video display screen; and   causing said sources to be displayed at separate regions of said display screen.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  including forming said sources into packets in a first device and transporting said packets to a second device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  including depacketizing said packets in said second device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  including transmitting said video sources from a processor-based system to a display device including said display screen. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  including transmitting said video sources over a wireless connection between said processor-based system and said display device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said display screen includes a pixel array and a memory array, refreshing said memory array and said pixel array in the same refresh cycle. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  including displaying said sources on a display that uses liquid crystal over semiconductor technology. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  including streaming video sources for display on said display screen at different frame rates. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein one of said video sources includes television programming and the other of said video sources includes graphical information. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  including streaming a first video source that includes television programming information and a second video source that includes an electronic programming guide information.