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Single clock reference for compressed domain processing systems

US6356212B1 · kind B1 · utility

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25Claims
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Filing dateFeb 18, 2000
Grant dateMar 12, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4305
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device and method for utilizing a single clock signal to generate a digital data stream signal for transmission in a compressed domain transmission system. The device includes a plurality of packetized elementary stream encoders electronically coupled to a transport stream encoder electronically coupled to an output interface adapted to generate the digital data stream signal. The method includes: operating each of the packetized elementary stream encoders responsively to the single clock sequence to generate a plurality of packetized elementary stream signals; operating the transport stream encoder responsively to the single clock signal to form a transport stream signal from the plurality of packetized elementary stream signals, wherein the transport stream signal includes a plurality of data packets each formed using the transport stream encoder and select ones of the plurality of data packets formed by the transport stream encoder include synchronization data; and, operating the output interface responsively to the single clock reference to output the digital data stream signal in compliance with an predefined manner.

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