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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Noriaki Oishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Tahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikita Yasuda, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Negishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multiplexed stream MBa is formed by multiplexing at step S1. In switching to given ones of N multiplexed streams MBb, buffer occupation information in an end portion of MBa is detected at step S2. At step S3, buffer quasi-amounts in a head portion of the given ones of MBb are detected and the given ones of MBb are formed by multiplexing such that the buffer quasi-amounts are not exceeded. At step S4, a locus of the maximum value of the buffer occupation amounts by the N streams MBb in their end portion is detected. At step S5, a multiplexed stream MBc is formed by multiplexing such that the locus of the maximum value of the occupation amounts is not exceeded.