System for the management of multiple time-critical data streams
US5854887A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A networked computer system for storing and presenting multimedia data distributes that data among multiple storage devices of the system. The system includes a plurality of computers, each of which supports at least one viewing station. Each viewing station has access to any file on any of the storage devices and can retrieve and display any file on demand. To provide an efficient system and, at the same time, reduce the probability that the viewing of multimedia data may be interrupted, the system allocates resources, prioritizes access to files, and buffers data prior to the data's delivery to video adapters.
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