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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1997
Masayuki Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
From an input data signal (Data.sub.-- In) formed of a data signal complied with the MPEG standard including unit packets each formed of a sequence of 204 pieces of 8-bit-long unit data assigned in a sequence of 6-bit-long unit data, the original packet-unit data signal is reconfigured. Data having a length of 8 bits are sequentially extracted from two 6-bit-long unit data successively held in buffers (BS1, BS2). Correctness of the position of the head word of the packet is verified on the basis of whether a synchronizing code (Cd) indicating the head word repeatedly appears in the cycles of packets. It is determined whether a cycle of a packet has passed on the basis of a value counted in synchronization with an extraction signal (Dout), eliminating the necessity for the FIFO required in conventional devices. As a result, size reduction and cost reduction of the device are implemented.