Patent ID: 6173114
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
Apparatus for reproducing encoded data from a recording medium and transmitting the reproduced data to a decoder for decoding, comprising:a reproducer for reproducing a plurality of data portions from said recording medium to provide said reproduced data;an extractor means for extracting time information contained in said reproduced data, said time information including at least a start time and an end time for each of said reproduced data portions;a reference time generator for generating a reference time;a first comparator for comparing said extracted time information to said reference time to generate a comparison result;a second comparator for comparing an end time of one of said plurality of reproduced data portions and a start time of a next consecutive one of said plurality of said reproduced data portions;a reset device for resetting said reference time when said second comparator determines that said end time of said one of said plurality of reproduced data portions is not equal to said start time of said next consecutive one of said plurality of reproduced data portions;a storage device for temporarily holding said reproduced data prior to transmission;a controller for controlling said storage device and said reproducer in accordance with said comparison result; anda transmitter for transmitting the data held in said storage device to said decoder.