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Method and apparatus for placement of video data based on disk zones

US5719983A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1995
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/85
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for storing data on a storage device in which the storage device has a plurality of different zones. Each zone in the storage device has a different transfer rate. The present invention places a video having the highest demand in a zone having the greatest transfer rate, wherein the data transfer of data for that video is maximized.

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