Streaming information appliance with buffer read and write synchronization

A reader module (126) has a reading position which is temporally movable with respect to the writing position. A synchronizer, coupled to a writer module (122) and reader module, maintains the reading position within a valid data area. The writer module receives streaming information and writes the...

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Main Authors LORTON, CHRISTOPHER W, PARRY, WILLIAM G, SMIRNOV, SERGE, LEE, MINGTZONG, RAJA, JAYACHANDRAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.01.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:A reader module (126) has a reading position which is temporally movable with respect to the writing position. A synchronizer, coupled to a writer module (122) and reader module, maintains the reading position within a valid data area. The writer module receives streaming information and writes the streaming information to a buffer at a writing position. The buffer has a logical head and a logical tail that move sequentially through the storage locations in one logical direction. An independent claim is also included for a computer readable medium.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030023833