Data packet based stream transport scheduler wherein transport data link does not include a clock line
US7487273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of coupling a multimedia source device to a multimedia sink device by providing a source device having a transmitter unit coupled thereto, providing sink device having a receiver unit coupled thereto, receiving a source data stream in accordance with a native stream rate by the transmitter unit, coupling the transmitter unit and the receiver unit by way of a linking unit, forming a multimedia data packet stream formed of a number of multimedia data packets and generating a transport schedule for transferring the multimedia data packet stream in accordance with a link rate between the transmitter unit and the receiver unit wherein the multimedia data.
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