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Apparatus for excising (and reinserting) specific data from a compressed video data stream to reduce its transmission bandwidth

US5371547A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1993
Grant dateDec 6, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/70
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital compressed video signal transmission system includes a transport processor for segmenting compressed MPEG video data into transport cells for transmission. Prior to formation of the transport cells, at least a portion of the 32-bit MPEG slice start codes are excised from the compressed data. An entry pointer is generated to indicate the location of the beginning of a slice, which pointer is included in a transport cell header. In a corresponding receiver, the transport header is examined for a slice entry pointer, and if one is found, a slice start code is inserted in the transport payload data stream at the location indicated by the pointer so as to provide a signal according to the MPEG protocol.

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