Patent · US Active

Forward error correction in a distribution system

US7613256B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
6References
28Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 2006
Grant dateNov 3, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0097
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multimedia distribution system is disclosed. The distribution system includes a transmitter unit that distributes content from a content provider to one or more wireless subscriber units. The transmitter unit includes a decoder configured to determine whether a plurality of incoming packets include one or more erasures, a transmitter configured to transmit the packets to a receiving unit, and an error detection code generator configured to generate an error detection code for each of the packets transmitted to the receiver unit, the error detection code being modified for each of the erased packets so that the receiver unit will be able to identify the erased packets.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.