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System and method for synchronization of multimedia streams

  • US 5,420,801 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1992
  • Issued: 05/30/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for synchronizing initiation of media operations in a multimedia recording and playback system, comprising the steps of:

  • in a starter process, receiving the current time from a clock means, assigning the received current time as an initialization-time value, determining a zero-time value by adding a process preparation time to the initialization-time value, broadcasting the zero-time value to at least one media process; and

    in the media process, receiving the zero-time value, upon the current time reaching the zero-time value, initiating the media operations,thereby, synchronizing initiation of the media operations.

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