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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Method and apparatus for simultaneously retrieving portions of a data stream from different channels
Michael Anthony Pugel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Michael Anthony Pugel, Noblesville, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for simultaneously processing each of a plurality of carrier signals having data modulated thereon, wherein a complete data stream is formed by extracting at least portions of at least two of the modulated signals and combining the extracted portions. Each of the portions of the complete data stream comprises a plurality of packets having associated with them respective stream identification and sequence codes, where the stream identification identifies the complete bit stream to be formed, and the sequence codes identify the order or position within the complete bitstream that the associated data packets should be inserted.