Apparatus and method for merging MPEG streams in a headend system
US7533404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2362
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A headend system includes an apparatus. The apparatus comprises receives a plurality of separate MPEG input streams; merges the plurality of separate input streams, and outputs a merged stream that is capable of being processed by a single PID processor in a television converter apparatus.
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