Patent ID: 8085836
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of receiving data, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a frame of data from a communication channel, the frame comprising a first 8-bit digital control word, a second 8-bit digital control word, and message data, wherein each of the control words has a unique bit pattern and is associated with a different time interval, each time interval individually indicating where or when message data begins or began in the frame of data relative to the time interval's associated control word; storing the frame of data as it is received in a buffer that is long enough to store the frame of data, wherein at least one of the control words is transmitted after the message data in the frame of data and indicates where the message data began in the frame of data; and identifying at least some of the data in the stored frame of data as the message data based upon receipt of the at least one of the control words transmitted after the message data, wherein only one of the control words needs to be received to identify the message data in the stored frame of data.