Method of determining a receiver time at a reception instant of a transmission time marker contained in received data elements
US5943383A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver time at the reception instant of a transmission time marker contained in received data elements is determined. A multiplicity of successively received data elements are stored, and a receiver time which corresponds to a data element reception instant is also stored. Then the stored data elements are searched for a transmission time marker, and the receiver time is determined which corresponds to the reception instant of the transmission time marker, using the stored receiver time(s). The novel method is distinguished by the fact that the receiver time which corresponds to the reception instant of a single data element is stored per specific or indefinite multiplicity of stored data elements, and that the determination of the receiver time corresponding to the reception instant of the transmission time marker takes place on the basis of the stored receiver time(s). The determination is effected by extrapolating or interpolating based on the stored receiver time(s).
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