Patent · US Expired

Generic data stream description

US7844638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2003
Grant dateNov 30, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/40
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to the description of a data stream having data stream subdomains, which can be referenced and classified, and a data stream syntax. According to the present invention, the data stream subdomains are referenced and classified by division into at least one respective class of a classification, whereby the classification is at least partially independent of the syntax of the data stream.

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