Method and apparatus for multiple media digital communication sy

Details Method and apparatus for multiple media digital communication sy Method and apparatus for multiple media digital communication sy

1999-11-10

2000-08-15

Marcelo, Melvin

Multiplex communications

Special services

Conferencing

370412, 345330, H04L 1256

Patent

active

061047066

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is embodied in a digital communication system where multiple media data sources are time multiplexed into a packetized data stream, each packet having an assigned priority and the packetized data stream transmitted in substantially the order of assigned priority. At both the transmit side, and the receive side, audio packets are given priority processing over video packets, which in turn have priority over text/graphics data packets. Continuous real time audio playback is maintained at the receiver by delaying the playback of received audio in a first in/first out (FIFO) buffer providing a delay at least equal to the predicted average packet delay for the communication system. Optionally, the average system delay is continuously monitored, and the audio playback delay time is adjusted accordingly. Audio playback is slowed or accelerated in order to shrink or grow the difference in time between the sender and receiver. In another aspect of the invention, a conference of three or more callers is created by broadcasting a common packetized data stream to all conference callers.

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