Exploitation of null packets in packetized digital television systems
US7376159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4348
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for adding auxiliary data DA to an output data stream from a statistical multiplexer is disclosed. An auxiliary multiplexer accepts a statistically multiplexed data stream, and substitutes auxiliary data packets for null data packets. The auxiliary multiplexer controls the number of null packets in the statistically multiplexed data stream by controlling the target bandwidth BT of the statistical multiplexer, or by modifying the statistical multiplexer equation to make the auxiliary data stream a participant in the negotiation process of allocating throughput among the data sources.
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