Synchronous, multi-stream decoder
US8514949B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2562
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synchronous, multi-stream decoder provides synchronous playback of multiple streams of encoded digital data (e.g., MPEG streams) for use with, for example, a digital video streaming tool. The decoder includes a parser and decoder for each stream and a decoder engine for determining a target time for the decoders to complete their respective decoding processes. A next target time is preferably computed during a pause of the parsers after a current target time has been reached. In one embodiment, a next target time is computed by computing an average of the differences of stored playback times of the last N decoded frame sets.
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