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System for random access to content

US7756201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2002
Grant dateJul 13, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/65
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for accessing a desired point in time-synchronized data within a stream, the stream being associated with time information, the method including providing a desired presentation time associated with a desired point within a time-synchronized data stream, determining a stream access point, decoding the stream beginning at the stream access point, and assigning a time associated with the stream access point as a utilization time. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.

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