Video application server
US5550982A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/611
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A 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.
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