Apparatus for synchronization and display of plurality of digital video data streams
First Claim
1. Apparatus for displaying video data comprising:
- means for asynchronously receiving the video data from an asynchronous network;
means for formatting a video display signal, that includes the video data, for display on a video display means, said formatting means including means for receiving the video data and outputting the formatted video display signal; and
means for synchronizing the receipt of the video data by the formatting means with the outputting of the formatted video display signal, said synchronizing means including means for positioning and clipping the video data prior to outputting the video data to the formatting means such that the video display signal includes video data from only a single frame at a time.
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Abstract
Video image quality is preserved in an asynchronous network by providing a synchronizing arrangement in which the input of video data from an asynchronous network to a video data buffer is synchronized with the reading of information from the video data buffer. Synchronizing video data transfers to and from a video data buffer ensures that video data from only a single frame from a source is displayed on a display monitor at one time, thus maintaining image quality. Furthermore, multiple video data streams from several asynchronous sources can be displayed simultaneously on a single display screen using the synchronization technique. The synchronization arrangement synchronizes receipt of the different data streams into the frame buffer with the output of data from the frame buffer to the display screen.
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9 Claims
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1. Apparatus for displaying video data comprising:
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means for asynchronously receiving the video data from an asynchronous network; means for formatting a video display signal, that includes the video data, for display on a video display means, said formatting means including means for receiving the video data and outputting the formatted video display signal; and means for synchronizing the receipt of the video data by the formatting means with the outputting of the formatted video display signal, said synchronizing means including means for positioning and clipping the video data prior to outputting the video data to the formatting means such that the video display signal includes video data from only a single frame at a time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Apparatus for displaying video data comprising:
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means for storing video data, said storing means asynchronously receiving the video data from an asynchronous network at a first, average information rate and outputting the video data at a second information rate; means for formatting a video display signal that includes the video data for display on a video display means, the formatting means receiving video data output from the storing means and outputting the video display signal at a third information rate; means for positioning and clipping the video data prior to receipt of the video data by the formatting means; and means, responsive to a synchronization signal from the formatting means, for controlling the second information rate, such that the video display signal includes video data from only a single frame at a time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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