System for random access to content
US7756201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2027 |
Classification
- 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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