Patent ID: 6490000
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for delaying the output of received signals to a user, said apparatus comprising:a) a receiving means for receiving signals; b) a storage means for storing said received signals, said storage means comprising a queue, said queue having sections for storing received signals, said sections comprising a head section, a tail section and one or more intermediate sections located between said head section and tail section, said received signals being initially stored at said tail section and progressing through said intermediate sections to said head section in a first-in/first-out manner; c) an output means for outputting said received signals to a user; and d) a control means for controllably routing said received signals from said receiving means to said tail section and simultaneously routing stored signals from said head section to said output means, wherein said control means further comprises means for routing said stored signals from said head section to said output means at a first rate and means for simultaneously routing said received signals so said tail section of said storage means at a second rate and wherein said control means further comprises means for preventing said first rate from accelerating above the second rate.