Frame synchronization in an ethernet NTP time-keeping...

Interactive video distribution systems – Local video distribution system – Multiunit or multiroom structure

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C725S116000, C725S114000, C709S204000, C370S503000

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07448061

ABSTRACT:
In a digital cinema network of NTP-timekeeping devices in which one of the devices decodes video information, the scheduling of future instructions takes into account the differences between the nominal and actual frame rates of the video decoding device and the network's NTP latency.

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