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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Thierry Tapie, Rennes, FR;
Serge Defrance, Rennes, FR;
Izabela Grasland, Breteil, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne, Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sending device able to send packets in a network comprising at least two stations, the said device comprising means for extracting image pips on the basis of a synchronization signal, initializing an image counter on the basis of the image pips, initializing a counter every 'm' zero-crossings of the image counter, the counter being regulated by a clock produced by the image counter, sampling the counter every period T, where Temanates from a time base synchronized on all the stations of the said network; and sending packets containing the samples of the counter in the network. According to the invention, it comprises means for receiving packets containing samples sent by a station of the network as echo to the samples and when samples are received for: