Patent ID: 7783653
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for seeking to a point in a media stream comprising: testing a value at a seek point on said media stream for a frame beginning indicator; responsive to finding a frame beginning indicator value, verifying content of a length byte for a valid frame length, wherein said length byte is located in relation to said seek point; responsive to verifying said valid frame length, assuming said seek point begins a frame; responsive to a failure of one of said testing and said verifying: refocusing to a byte located at the valid frame length from one of the seek point and the new seek point; evaluating a byte content as a pointer; responsive to the pointer pointing to one of the seek point and the new seek point: responsive to a failure of the pointer pointing to one of the seek point and the new seek point: