US 7,593,064 B2
System for adaptive display of video image segments
Stephen M. Roush, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Adam Marks, Leslie, Mich. (US); William Jin, Troy, Mich. (US); and Chris O'Donnell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
Assigned to Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation, Malvern, Pa. (US)
Filed on May 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/383,547.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/702414, filed on Jul. 26, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0024752 A1, Feb. 01, 2007
Int. Cl. H04N 5/445 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—564  [715/719; 715/788; 715/789; 715/792] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automatically concurrently playing a plurality of video clips in at least one composite video image, comprising:
automatically determining available processing resources based on a number of available processors and associated corresponding individual processor operational speed;
automatically determining a number of video clips that may be concurrently played and displayed in a composite video image by said determined available processing resources based on a number of said video clips and associated corresponding individual video clip compression type; and
initiating concurrent play and display of said determined number of video clips in said composite video image.