Patent ID: 7369756
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing data comprising the steps of: (a) copying from a storage medium a plurality of DV-formatted DIF data blocks arranged in a sequential order according to the DV format standard, each DIF data block containing a header section and a payload section separate from said header section, said data stored in the collective respective payload sections of at least one DIF data block; (b) in said sequential order, extracting said data from said respective payload sections of at least one DIF data block; (c) arranging at least a portion of said data into a format other than DV-formatted data in a manner that maintains said at least a portion of said data in said sequential order, without transcoding any of said data from a DV format to said format other than DV-formatted data; and (d) forwarding said portion of said data to a decoder capable of decoding said portion of said data for presentation to a user.