I think the distinction would be practical implementation. For instance: Abstract: A way of making video files smaller by compressing it using various mathemat

I think the distinction would be practical implementation. For instance: Abstract: A way of making video files smaller by compressing it using various mathematical procedures. Patentable: A way of making a video file smaller by braking it down to keyframes and than ......... {detailed description of one specific way of doing it}.... I think that's the line the supreme court is drawing.