Industry Patents

Patent: 7301966

System and Method for Transmitting Audio and Video Data Over an Asynchronous Link that Provides a Synchronous Recreation of the Transmitters Data Clock at a Receiver

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Patent Number: 7301966 
Title: System and Method for Transmitting Audio and Video Data Over an Asynchronous Link that Provides a Synchronous Recreation of the Transmitters Data Clock at a Receiver 
Abstract: A data transmission and distribution system that includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a count value associated with a data clock of the transmitter to the receiver over an asynchronous link as part of an information payload that also includes audio or video information. The data clock is synchronously recreated at the receiver using only a system clock associated with the receiver and the transmitted count value.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Metcalf 
Assignee: Avion 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: H04J 3/24 
US Classification: 370/474 
Issue Date: 11-27-2007 
Filing Date: 01-14-2003 
Application : 10/342067 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7301966 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7301966 at Google Patents 

 

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