Synchronization of multiple data source to a common time base

US7974314B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael Kroepfl · Bellevue, US
• Gerhard Neuhold · Naas, AT
• Stefan Bernögger · Graz, AT
• Martin Ponticelli · Graz, AT
• Joachim Pehserl · Lynnwood, US
• Gur Kimchi · Bellevue, US
• John Charles Curlander · Boulder, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/12
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein that cause data from asynchronous data sources to be provided with a timestamp that corresponds to a common time base. A trigger board can be used to control synchronized data sources, and can generate timestamps when data is collected by the synchronized data sources. Unsynchronized data sources can generate data independent of the trigger board. System timestamps are generated each time data from the synchronized data source and the unsynchronized data source is received. Values of the system timestamp can be modified, and can be replaced by timestamps that correspond to the time base used by the trigger board.