Systems and methods for managing frame rates during multimedia playback are described herein. The ideal playback timing associated with video data is determined. If an actual playback timing of the video data lags the ideal playback timing, a frame rate associated with the video data is varied using...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7660512?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7660512 - Systems and methods for managing frame rates during multimedia playback