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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
James C. Tiernan, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Christopher J. Bennett, San Diego, CA (US);
Tiernan Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
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.