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Patent US7853865 - Synchronization of video and data - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system including a video stream and a data stream. The system synchronizes the data stream to different portions of the video stream....http://www.google.ca/patents/US7853865?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7853865 - Synchronization of video and dataAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7853865 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/177,868Publication date14 Dec 2010Filing date8 Jul 2005Priority date19 Mar 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7793205, US8214741, US20030182620, US20050271146, US20050271269Publication number11177868, 177868, US 7853865 B2, US 7853865B2, US-B2-7853865, US7853865 B2, US7853865B2InventorsJames Errico, Baoxin LiOriginal AssigneeSharp Laboratories Of America, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (113), Non-Patent Citations (102), Referenced by (3), Classifications (19), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSynchronization of video and dataUS 7853865 B2Abstract A system including a video stream and a data stream. The system synchronizes the data stream to different portions of the video stream.
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