Multimedia multiplexing device and method using dynamic packet segmentation
US5541919A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2665
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method (900) and device (100) in multimedia communication systems for efficiently segmenting information bitstreams from multiple media sources into variable length packets, and multiplexing and sending the packets to a shared communication link with low delay and low overhead. The packet segmentation and multiplexing are performed dynamically based on fullness of a set of information buffers that contain the information bitstreams to be transmitted, and delay-sensitivity of each information bitstreams. The multi-discipline queuing scheme has been developed in this invention to control the dynamic packet segmenting and multiplexing process.
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