Buffer manager
US6034674A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/44004
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention provides a method to control the buffering of encoded video data organized as frames or fields. This method involves determining the picture number of each incoming decoded frame, determining the expected presentation number at any time and marking any buffer as ready when its picture number is on or after the presentation number.
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