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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
William G. Parry, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mingtzong Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher W. Lorton, Redmond, WA (US);
Jayachandran Raja, Redmond, WA (US);
Serge Smirnov, Redmond, WA (US);
William G. Parry, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mingtzong Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher W. Lorton, Redmond, WA (US);
Jayachandran Raja, Redmond, WA (US);
Serge Smirnov, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An information appliance receives streaming information and includes a buffer, a writer module, a reader module and a synchronizer. The buffer has a plurality of storage locations, a logical head, a logical tail and a valid data area between the logical head and the logical tail. The logical head and the logical tail move sequentially through the plurality of storage locations in a first logical direction. The writer module has a write position at the logical head of the buffer. The writer module receives the streaming information and writes the streaming information to the buffer at the write position. The reader module is coupled to the buffer and has a first read position which is temporally movable with respect to the write position. The synchronizer is coupled to the writer module and the reader module and maintains the first read position within the valid data area.