Patent ID: 7570665
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, in a communication network, of generating a mixed media stream from different types of input media streams including audio, video and text, input media streams of a first type having payload data elements and related identifiers, respectively, comprising the step: aligning the input media streams of the first type in an identifier interface unit, according to a pre-specified relation between identifiers in the input media streams of the first type before generating the mixed media stream, wherein the pre-specified relation between identifiers in the input media streams of the first type is matched, in an alignment unit, to a relation between identifiers in further input media streams of a second type used during generation of a further mixed media stream from the input media streams of the second type, wherein the matching of relations between identifiers in the input media streams of the first type and further input media streams of the second type is achieved by with {q