System and method for transparently processing multimedia data
US8606950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/764
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia data processing system and method which transparently processes video and/or audio streams in real-time. The operation of a system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention does not require any intervention from, or involvement of, either the producer of the video and/or audio stream, or the client application. With such a transparent solution, video and/or audio streams can be processed seamlessly, and completely independently of the specific client application that the user chooses to use. In one embodiment, the invention uses an external service to monitor new processes and add code to these processes. The invention inserts into the system by hot-patching the software in memory and by only looking at select service calls.
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