Methods and apparatus for efficiently accessing sequentially broadcast data
US6748372B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure presents an apparatus, system, and method for file access for difficult domains, such as data broadcast, where the time to access a file can be considerable. The invention interposes a file access object between the client and the platform that is both scalable and interoperable. The invention decomposes file access into four (application visible) interfaces that scale between a most basic access (such as, for example, a simple load function) to the most expressive access (such as, a retrieve function).
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