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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Mary Lafuze Comer, Fairmount, IN (US);
Gregory William Cook, Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mary Lafuze Comer, Fairmount, IN (US);
Gregory William Cook, Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are provided methods and apparatus for transmitting multiple video streams over a video channel. A video encoder is provided for encoding a plurality of streams corresponding to a plurality of programs. The video encoder includes an encoder () for encoding each of the plurality of streams for transmission over a communication channel. The encoder imposes a relative positioning on intra-coded frames among the plurality of programs to meet individual stream delay requirements corresponding to the plurality of streams.