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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Mehmet Kemal Ozkan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Chia-Yuan Teng, San Diego, CA (US);
Edwin Arturo Heredia, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Packetized program information used in video processing and storage medium formats includes multiple text strings. A decoder decodes packetized program information containing multiple text strings associated with a program. The decoder determines from a first indicator in the packetized program information a type of coding and compression employed in encoding a first text string. The decoder decodes the first text string with a decoding function selected in accordance with the determined type of coding and assembles decoded text string elements to form an output text string.