Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Michael E. Balk

METHOD OF STORING DIGITAL AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO PROGRAMS COMPRESSED ON THE BASIS OF GROUPS OF PICTURES (GOPS) ON A MEDIUM WITH IMMEDIATE JUMPING BETWEEN GROUPS THROUGH CO-STORAGE OF TRANSPORT STREAM PACKETS AND POINTER INFORMATION, A METHOD FOR READING SUCH INFORMATION, AND A DEVICE FOR STORING AND/OR READING SUCH INFORMATION

Patent number: 6512882

Abstract: Digital audio and/or video programs that have been compressed on the basis of groups of pictures (GOPs) are recorded on a medium that allows immediate jumping between groups through co-storage of Transport Stream packets and pointer information. In particular, coexistently with the storing, successive pointers are derived in realtime from a primary Transport Stream that collectively point to data packets in a reconstructed Transport Stream which contains entry points. These pointers are stored at predetermined locations on the medium.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 7, 1999

Date of Patent: January 28, 2003

Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

Inventor: Cornelis Teunissen