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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Francis Kowalski, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Richard Prentiss Jensen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Damon Andrew Darling, Oceanside, CA (US);
Joshua Dov Joseph Sharfman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Interactive Video Technologies, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 7/00 ; H04N 7/173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 7/00 ; H04N 7/173 ;
Abstract
A system and method for simultaneously and synchronously encoding a data signal in multiple formats and at multiple bit rates. According to one aspect of the invention, plural encoding stations are controlled by one central controller, which controls the encoding format carried out by each encoding station, and also controls the commencement of the encoding process to ensure that each encoding station simultaneously commences the encoding process, thereby synchronizing the encoded streams.