Patent ID: 6252889
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A computer program product comprising:a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to provide a selectable depacketizer for a datastream, said computer program product configured to cause a computer to:install a package containing a new depacketizer class, said package comprising handlers for a plurality of depacketizers;generate a list of said handlers for said plurality of depacketizers, wherein said list is controlled by a package manager;receive a datastream, wherein said datastream comprises a series of packets;select a depacketizer from said plurality of depacketizers based on type of data in said datastream;provide packets of said datastream to said selected depacketizer, wherein said selected depacketizer assembles said packets into frames;search said list of handlers for a handler configured to interface with said selected depacketizer;provide said frames to said handler; andsaid handler decoding said frames into media data.