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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Izumi Usuki, Katano, JP;
Sadashi Kageyama, Sanda, JP;
Akira Kisoda, Moriguchi, JP;
Hidekuni Yomo, Kamakura, JP;
Izumi Usuki, Katano, JP;
Sadashi Kageyama, Sanda, JP;
Akira Kisoda, Moriguchi, JP;
Hidekuni Yomo, Kamakura, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Time slice transmission methods transmit data in bursts, thus creating a delay until playback of a service can begin when changing the service and therefore preventing smooth zapping. To solve this problem, a first stream used for burst transmission of packet sets and a second stream for continuously transmitting packets at a speed determined according to the transmission rate required for a particular service are multiplexed and transmitted. The content is reproduced using the continuously transmitted second stream during zapping, and the first stream transmitted in bursts is reproduced after zapping ends.