Patent ID: 7016337

Claim:
A device for performing statistical re-multiplexing of digital video signals, the device comprising: a scheduler having first and second data inputs, a data output, and first and second control ports, the scheduler for combining signals at the plurality of data inputs into a signal at the data output that matches channel bandwidth of a transport medium coupled to the output of the scheduler; a first de-multiplexer having a data output, a control port and data output, the first de-multiplexer re-coding an input signal in response to a first control signal received at the control port, the data input of the first de-multiplexer coupled to receive a first channel of data, the control port of the first de-multiplexer coupled to the first control port of the scheduler, the data output of the first de-multiplexer coupled to the first data input of the scheduler; and a second de-multiplexer having a data input, a control port and a data output, the second de-multiplexer re-coding an input signal in response to a second control signal received at the control port, the data input of the second de-multiplexer coupled to receive a second channel of data, the control port of the second de-multiplexer coupled to the second control port of the scheduler, the data output of the second de-multiplexer coupled to the second data input of the scheduler.