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Methods and systems for processing media content

  • US 7,571,385 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2004
  • Issued: 08/04/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multi-media processing method comprising:

  • providing multiple tracks each of which is capable of being associated with one or more digital data streams;

    providing a resize filter to receive the one or more digital data streams from multiple sources, the one or more digital data streams are defined to a user-defined level or set to a large size provided by a media source;

    selectively representing the multiple tracks as a single track;

    processing the digital data associated with the single track using a programmable software-implemented matrix switch in which multiple inputs can be routed to multiple outputs, the quantity of multiple inputs and the quantity of multiple outputs being scalable;

    coupling one or more of a scalable plurality of input pins to a scalable plurality of output pins by the matrix switch in order to pass the one or more digital data streams;

    in response to the passing, reducing filter graph complexity, wherein computational and memory resources are reduced to improve performance;

    identifying a transition point in the one or more digital data streams and dumping at least a subset of an intervening digital data stream by the matrix switch, the digital data stream continues to be processed from a seeked point in the one or more digital data streams, the transition point allows the one or more digital data streams to occur without any lags in processing;

    processing overlapping tracks based on a source of a track if the multiple tracks have not been represented as a single track; and

    implementing core features of the matrix switch improves processing the one or more digital data streams as presented to a user.

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