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Audio-video synchronous playback apparatus
Assignee: Acer Inc
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Filing: 1998-10-01
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Granted: 2000-10-10
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Expires: 2018-10-01
Abstract
Abstract The audio-video synchronous playback apparatus of the present invention for expanding digital compressed audio data and digital compressed video data, respectively, and for synchronously playing back expanded audio data and expanded video data, comprises: an element for obtaining an audio playback time based on the amount of the played-back audio data; a means for determining progress in expanding the video data based on the audio playback time; and a recovery element for saving the processing time for the audio data and assigning a saved time to a process for the video data so as to recover any delay in a video portion when the expansion process for the video data is delayed with respect to the expansion process for the audio data.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsumasa Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 21:25
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00007; G11B20/10; G11B20/10527; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/4302; H04N21/4307; H04N21/43072; H04N21/434; H04N21/4341; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus for expanding digital compressed audio data and digital compressed video data, respectively, and for synchronously playing back expanded audio data and expanded video data, comprising: a means for obtaining an audio playback time based on the amount of said played-back audio data; a means for determining progress in expanding said video data based on said audio playback time; and a recovery means for saving the processing time for said audio data and assigning a saved time to a process for said video data so as to recover any delay in a video portion when the expansion process for said video data is delayed with respect to the expansion process for said audio data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus for expanding digital compressed audio data and digital compressed video data, respectively, and for synchronously playing back expanded audio data and expanded video data, comprising: a means for obtaining an audio playback time based on the amount of said played-back audio data; a means for determining progress in expanding said video data based on said audio playback time; and a recovery means for saving the processing time for said audio data and assigning a saved time to a process for said video data so as to recover any delay in a video portion when the expansion process for said video data is delayed with respect to the expansion process for said audio data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recovery means comprises a means for degrading the tone quality of an audio portion so as to save said processing time for said audio data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recovery means degrades the tone quality by reducing the number of audio channels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recovery means degrades the tone quality by reducing the sampling frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recovery means degrades the tone quality by reducing the number of audio channels and by reducing the sampling frequency.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recovery means comprises a means for skipping said audio data so as to save said processing time for said audio data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said recovery means comprises a means for monitoring and limiting the number of the skips in a predetermined time when said audio data are skipped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recovery means comprises: a tone degrading means for degrading the tone quality of an audio portion so as to save said processing time for said audio data; a audio skipping means for skipping said audio data so as to save said processing time for said audio data; and a video dropping means for dropping a video frame to recover any delay in the video portion when the delay is not recovered by said tone degrading means and said audio skipping means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
An audio-video synchronous playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the progress in expanding said video data is determined by calculating an ideal frame count of video frames to be naturally expanded and displayed, and by comparing an actual frame count of video frames which has been actually expanded and displayed, with said ideal frame count.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method for expanding digital compressed audio data and digital compressed video data, respectively, and for synchronously playing back expanded audio data and expanded video data, comprising the steps of: obtaining an audio playback time based on the amount of said played-back audio data; determining progress in expanding said video data based on said audio playback time; and saving the processing time for said audio data and assigning a saved time to a process for said video data so as to recover any delay in a video portion when the expansion process for said video data is delayed with respect to the expansion process for said audio data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method for expanding digital compressed audio data and digital compressed video data, respectively, and for synchronously playing back expanded audio data and expanded video data, comprising the steps of: obtaining an audio playback time based on the amount of said played-back audio data; determining progress in expanding said video data based on said audio playback time; and saving the processing time for said audio data and assigning a saved time to a process for said video data so as to recover any delay in a video portion when the expansion process for said video data is delayed with respect to the expansion process for said audio data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 10, wherein the step of recovering any delay in a video portion includes degrading the tone quality of an audio portion so as to save said processing time for said audio data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 11, wherein the tone quality of the audio portion is degraded by reducing the number of audio channels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 11, wherein the tone quality of an audio portion is degraded by reducing the sampling frequency.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 11, wherein the tone quality of an audio portion is degraded by reducing the number of channels of the audio portion and by reducing the sampling frequency.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 10, wherein the step of recovering any delay in a video portion includes skipping said audio data so as to save said processing time for said audio data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 15, wherein the step of recovering delay in a video portion includes monitoring and limiting the number of the skips in a predetermined time when said audio data are skipped.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
83 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 10, wherein the step of recovering any delay in a video portion includes the steps of: degrading the tone quality of an audio portion so as to save said processing time for said audio data; skipping said audio data so as to save said processing time for said audio data; and dropping a video frame to recover any delay in the video portion when the delay is not recovered by said first and second means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
An audio-video synchronous playback method according to claim 10, wherein the progress in expanding said video data is determined by calculating an ideal frame count of video frames to be naturally expanded and displayed, and by comparing an actual frame count of video frames which has been actually expanded and displayed, with said ideal frame count.
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