Media Stream Processing
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Abstract
A stream (1) of media frames (12-16, 22-26, 32-36) is generated by providing multiple media frames (22-26) having respective assigned default timestamps (40) defining rendering times of the media data of the media frames (22-26) according to a default rendering time schedule. Respective alternative timestamps (50) are assigned to at least a portion of the media frames (22-26). These alternative timestamps (50) define alternative rendering times of the media data of the media frames (22-26) according to an alternative rendering time schedule. The alternative timestamps (50) can be used for providing an efficient media rendering when tuning in to the stream (1) at an intermediate position of a frame grouping (20) of the media frames (22-26) thereby missing some of the media frames (22, 24) of the frame grouping (20).
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42 Claims
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25. A method of generating a stream of media frames comprising:
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providing multiple media frames, each media frame of said multiple media frames having an assigned default timestamp defining a rendering time of media of said media frame according to a default rendering time schedule; and assigning, to each media frame of at least a portion of said multiple media frames, an alternative timestamp defining an alternative rendering time of said media of said media frame according to an alternative rendering time schedule. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A device for generating a stream of media frames comprising:
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a frame provider for providing multiple media frames, each media frame of said multiple media frames having an assigned default timestamp defining a rendering time of media of said media frame according to a default rendering time schedule; and a timestamp assigner for assigning, to each media frame of at least a portion of said multiple media frames, an alternative timestamp defining an alternative rendering time of said media of said media frame according to an alternative rendering time schedule. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of processing media frames of a stream of multiple frame groupings comprising multiple media frames, each media frame having a default timestamp defining a rendering time of said multiple media frames of a frame grouping according to a default rendering time schedule, said method comprising:
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tuning into said stream at an intermediate point of a frame grouping of said multiple frame groupings; receiving media frames of said frame grouping following said intermediate point; and determining an alternative rendering time schedule for said received media frames based on at least one alternative timestamp available for said frame grouping. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A device for processing media frames of a stream of multiple frame groupings comprising multiple media frames, each media frame having a default timestamp defining a rendering time of said multiple media frames of a frame grouping according to a default rendering time schedule, said device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving media frames of a frame grouping of said multiple frame groupings following an intermediate tune-in point of said frame grouping; and a schedule determiner for determining an alternative rendering time schedule for said received media frames based on at least one alternative timestamp available for said frame grouping. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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