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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Alan Schultz, Carmel, IN (US);
Donald Henry Willis, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jianlei Xie, Carmel, IN (US);
John Alan Hague, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing SA, Boulogne Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/781 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/781 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling MPEG compatible data reproduced in sectors by a digital video disk player. The method comprises the steps of transducing groups of sectors including requested sectors having MPEG compatible data required for processing, and unrequested sectors having MPEG compatible data not required for processing. Coupling the requested sectors exclusive of the unrequested sectors to a data processor for processing. Processing the requested data sectors to extract the required MPEG compatible data representative of video information.