Personalized MPEG2 Video-Data Transmission System

A novel video system for providing personalized MPEG2 video content to each user is being developed. In this system, video servers multicast multi-angle video streams with meta-data (which describe the contents of the videos). The meta-data are created in relation to a "group of pictures" (GOP), which is capable of decoding itself without other video data. The gateway in the network produces a personalized video stream from multi-angle video streams according to the meta-data and a viewer\´s preference sent by the viewer. The gateway selects a video stream according to the GOP border from multi-angle video streams to satisfy the viewer\´s preference. It then sends the video stream to the viewer as one stream, even if it was created from multiple streams. The viewer can then watch a personalized video, which is created by connecting each scene without generating block-noise errors.