Architectural arrangement for a video server
February 20, 2016. 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 ReferencesProgramming-on-demand cable system and method Telecommunication system with frame selected continuous audio signals Television system for the interactive distribution of selectable video presentations Store and forward video system Audio and video transmission and receiving system Video distribution system allowing viewer access to time staggered indentical prerecorded programs Secure hierarchial video delivery system and method Video line shelf arrangement in an optical fiber telecommunications network providing broadband switched video services PSTN architecture for video-on-demand services Remote query communication system InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 603694 filed on 02/20/1996US Classes:725/93, Control process725/92Mass storageExaminersPrimary: Peng, John K.Assistant: Grant, Chris Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04N 007/173AbstractA Video-On-Demand (VOD) system including a plurality of video storage devices; an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) telephony technology network connected to provide video data to a plurality of subscribers; and a unique video server coordinating the conversion and transfer of video data from computer technology devices to the ATM telephony technology network. The video server includes a data converter for converting a first video data stream transmitted via computer technology, fiber channel links, to a second video data stream for transmission via said ATM telephony technology network; a multi-port switch connected to receive said first video data stream from one of a plurality of video data storage devices, such as disk array or tape storage devices, and connected to provide said first video data stream to said data converter; and a controller connected to receive a viewer request signal from a subscriber via said telephony technology network and responsive thereto to generate and provide control signals to said multi-port switch and said data converter for coordinating the transfer video data streams from said video data storage devices to said telephony technology network.Other References
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