Patent ReferencesDigital interactive communication system Telecommunication system with video and audio frames Presentation player for an interactive digital communication system Audio/video file server including decompression/playback means Frame-based transmission of data Flexible scheme for admission control of multimedia streams on integrated networks Network video server system receiving requests from clients for specific formatted data through a default channel and establishing communication through separate control and data channels Patent #: 5442749 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 082227 filed on 06/24/1993US Classes:725/93, Control process719/330, REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL (RPC)725/115, Data storage or retrieval725/116Control processExaminersPrimary: Ellis, Richard L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 013/42AbstractA local area network for supporting video applications comprises a transmission medium, one or more data file servers connected to the transmission medium for supporting data applications in the local area network, a dedicated video server for supporting video applications in the local area network and one or more clients connected to the local area network. The server includes software for managing multiple simultaneous video streams transmitted across the LAN. The client includes software for accessing the dedicated video server across the LAN to transmit video to the server or receive video from the server.Other References
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