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US 5,973,679 AGranted
System and method for media stream indexing
AssigneeSilicon Graphics, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Abbott, Paul Close, Kevin P. Smith
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Abstract
An indexing method for allowing a viewer to control the mode of delivery of program material. By mapping from time to data position, data delivery can begin at any selected time in the program material. The indexing method also provides for controlling data delivery to begin at the beginning of a frame of data. A synchronizing method is provided to minimize a time offset between audio and video data, particularly in environments using groups of pictures.
Claims3
A method for interactive delivery of program material to a viewer, comprising:
- (1) locating and arranging media data representing program material in accordance with a viewer command from the viewer to form formatted program material, wherein the media data is located and arranged using an object hierarchy that comprises
- segments, wherein each of said segments references a corresponding atom of media data and is defined by an offset from a beginning of said corresponding atom, and a duration,
- series, wherein each of said series comprises at least one segment, and
- groups, wherein each of said groups comprises at least one series;
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- (2) delivering the formatted program material to the viewer, wherein the media data is parsed and wherein delivery of the formatted program material is performed by delivering the frames of media data in reverse order.
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