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AssigneeTiernan Communications, Inc.
InventorsJames C. Tiernan, Christopher J. Bennett
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A method is disclosed for supplying arbitrary types of information in a digital signal conformant to the structures defined in ISO standard ISO/IEC 13818-1, known generally as MPEG2 Systems. The method extends Program Stream and Transport Stream structures by application of principles developed for standardization of bidirectional data communications protocols to define a universal messaging syntax applicable to all types of information, including Internet data streams, VBI data streams, other types of data streams, as well as MPEG2 video, audio, and control; to define a multiplexing structure that is independent of the details of the MPEG2 signal structure; and to define a scheme for addressing such enhanced MPEG2 signals, or portions of signals, to individual decoders or to groups of decoders.
In a packet-based communication system wherein elementary streams are segmented into packetized elementary stream packets to form packetized elementary streams, a method of providing transport layer services comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein elementary streams are segmented into packetized elementary stream packets to form packetized elementary streams, a method of providing transport layer services comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form an output stream for transmission to a remote site, a method of providing transport layer services to the elementary streams comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form a transport stream for transmission to a remote site, a method of providing transport layer services to the elementary streams comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form a transport stream for transmission to a remote site having a decoder, a method of retrieving the elementary streams at the decoder comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form a transport stream for transmission to a remote site, apparatus for providing transport layer services to the elementary streams comprising:
In a packet-based communication system wherein elementary streams are segmented into packetized elementary stream packets to form packetized elementary streams, a method of providing transport layer services comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form an output stream for transmission to a remote site, a method of providing transport layer services to the elementary streams comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein a plurality of elementary streams are multiplexed to form a transport stream for transmission to a remote site, a method of providing transport layer services to the elementary streams comprising the steps of:
In a packet-based communication system wherein elementary streams are segmented into packetized elementary stream packets to form packetized elementary streams, a method of providing transport layer services comprising the steps of:
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