Apparatus for fault-tolerant multimedia program distribution
US6112223A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47208
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fault tolerant multimedia program distribution system includes a number of controllers for transmitting instances of predetermined multimedia program information to a communications network at predetermined times, a storage system for storing the multimedia program information, and a multiple access storage control device which allows multiple access to the storage system by more than one distribution controller at any time.
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