Patent ID: 9258582
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of data streams, each of the plurality of data streams having a packet structure compliant with MPEG protocol and having its own original timing information; combining the plurality of data streams into a single combined data stream having a packet structure in accordance with the MPEG protocol, the single combined data stream comprising data carried by each of the plurality of data streams, wherein combining further comprises inserting, at a predetermined interval, new timing information comprising a first layer having a system clock reference (SCR) and a second layer having a snapshot of the SCR at which a most recent transport packet arrived for combining; preparing the single combined data stream for uplink to a satellite; receiving a downlink transmission from the satellite, the downlink transmission including the single combined data stream; de-combining the single combined data stream into the plurality of original data streams; and passing respective original data steams to one or more target destinations.