Global Patent Index - EP 2064884 A2

EP 2064884 A2 20090603 - A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DATA STREAMING

Title (en)

A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DATA STREAMING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM DATEN-STREAMING

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR DIFFUSION DE DONNÉES EN CONTINU

Publication

EP 2064884 A2 20090603 (EN)

Application

EP 07802919 A 20070827

Priority

  • EP 2007058881 W 20070827
  • US 84293906 P 20060908
  • SE 0601864 A 20060908
  • GB 0700311 A 20070109

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2441575A] A server <B>1</B> for a video on demand (VOD) or similar streaming application comprises a streaming unit <B>3</B> which is an FPGA (field programmable gate array), programmable logic device (PLD) or similar which performs the common repetitive streaming functions. This is coupled to a control unit <B>6</B> which comprises a general purpose CPU which handles more varied but less frequent tasks. The video or other payload is stored in a memory <B>7</B>, which is probably flash memory or similar. Upon receiving video data the control unit segments it and identifies intra-frames (I-frames). It then stores the segments in memory along with pointers to the next segment as well as pointers to the I frames (See Fig. 5). Upon playback the streaming unit reads out a segment of video data along with the pointers. It then uses different pointers to access a new segment depending upon whether it is normal playback, fast forward or rewind mode.

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/781 (2006.01); G11B 27/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/167 (2011.01); H04N 7/24 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

G06F 16/40 (2018.12 - EP); H04N 5/765 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/1675 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01 - GB); H04N 21/21 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2225 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/23 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/23106 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2347 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2393 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4405 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4623 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/775 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/783 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 5/907 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008028835A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0700311 D0 20070214; GB 2441575 A 20080312; EP 2064884 A2 20090603; WO 2008028835 A2 20080313; WO 2008028835 A3 20080821

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0700311 A 20070109; EP 07802919 A 20070827; EP 2007058881 W 20070827