EP1169864A2 - Method for generating and processing transition streams - Google Patents

Method for generating and processing transition streams

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Publication number
EP1169864A2
EP1169864A2 EP00941109A EP00941109A EP1169864A2 EP 1169864 A2 EP1169864 A2 EP 1169864A2 EP 00941109 A EP00941109 A EP 00941109A EP 00941109 A EP00941109 A EP 00941109A EP 1169864 A2 EP1169864 A2 EP 1169864A2
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sep
stream
frame
transition
video
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Christopher Ward
Robert Norman Hurst
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Sarnoff Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/347,213 external-priority patent/US6912251B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/430,631 external-priority patent/US6909743B1/en
Application filed by Sarnoff Corp filed Critical Sarnoff Corp
Publication of EP1169864A2 publication Critical patent/EP1169864A2/en
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    • H04N21/236—Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
    • H04N21/23608—Remultiplexing multiplex streams, e.g. involving modifying time stamps or remapping the packet identifiers
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    • H04N21/236—Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
    • H04N21/2365—Multiplexing of several video streams
    • H04N21/23655—Statistical multiplexing, e.g. by controlling the encoder to alter its bitrate to optimize the bandwidth utilization
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/435—Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
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    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/44—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
    • H04N21/44016—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
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    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/02—Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
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Definitions

  • the invention has applicability to server-based asset streaming for cable headends, insertion of local commercials and trailers for digital cinema, frame accurate Internet-based streaming of MPEG-2 transport streams and limited production facilities (i.e., those production facilities performing only the composition of segments for news or other applications).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Compression Or Coding Systems Of Tv Signals (AREA)
  • Studio Circuits (AREA)
  • Time-Division Multiplex Systems (AREA)
  • Processing Of Color Television Signals (AREA)
EP00941109A 1999-04-14 2000-04-14 Method for generating and processing transition streams Ceased EP1169864A2 (en)

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US12927599P 1999-04-14 1999-04-14
US129275 1999-04-14
US347213 1999-07-02
US09/347,213 US6912251B1 (en) 1998-09-25 1999-07-02 Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streams
US430631 1999-10-29
US09/430,631 US6909743B1 (en) 1999-04-14 1999-10-29 Method for generating and processing transition streams
PCT/US2000/010208 WO2000062552A2 (en) 1999-04-14 2000-04-14 Method for generating and processing transition streams

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EP1169864A2 true EP1169864A2 (en) 2002-01-09

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