Video optimized media streamer having communication nodes received digital data from storage node and transmitted said data to adapters for generating isochronous digital data streams
September 8, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesVideo subsystem for a hybrid videotex facility Variable bandwidth switching system Digital signal recording and reproducing apparatus Method and apparatus for producing an audio magnetic tape recording at high speed from a preselected music library Video communications system having a remotely controlled central source of video and audio data Video scrambling and descrambling by varying sequence of segments in adjacent video information lines Multimedia bidirectional broadcast system Telephone access display system with remote monitoring Method and apparatus for distribution of movies Wide band communication system transmitting video and audio signals among a plurality of users InventorsApplicationNo. 302616 filed on 09/08/1994US Classes:710/35, Burst data transfer360/39, GENERAL PROCESSING OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL709/231, Computer-to-computer data streaming710/38Path selectionExaminersPrimary: Lee, Thomas C.Assistant: Luu, Le Hien Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 013/00AbstractA media streamer (10) includes at least one control node (18); at least one storage node (16, 17) for storing a digital representation of a video presentation; and a plurality of communication nodes (14) each having an input port that is switchably coupled under the direction of the control node to an output of the at least one storage node for receiving a digital representation of a video presentation therefrom. Each of the plurality of communication nodes further includes at least one output port for coupling to a first end of a communications bus (210). Individual ones of the communication nodes output a digital representation of a video presentation as a sequence of data bursts to the first end of the communications bus. The media streamer further includes an adapter (15), coupled to a second end of the communications bus, for receiving the sequence of data bursts and for converting the received sequence of data bursts to a substantially isochronous data stream that represents a video presentation.Other References
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