Patent ID: 6850696
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. Method of storing a substantially real time stream of information signals representing information arranged in separate, consecutive data packets of digital format on a disc like record carrier, the disc like record carrier having units of recording of a predetermined size larger than a size of the data packets, the method comprising: receiving the serial stream of information signals, detecting the data packets in the serial stream of information signals, establishing a time of arrival of the data packets and generating a time stamp related to the time of arrival of a data packet, the method further characterized by, collecting a data packet and a related time stamp in a source packet, collecting multiple source packets in a stream pack (S_PCK) with a pack header, the size of the stream pack (S_PCK) corresponding to the predetermined size of the unit of allocation of the disc like record carrier and storing source packet retrieval information in the stream pack (S-PCK).