Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Elamin, A. (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C710S005000, C710S008000, C710S010000, C711S114000, C711S116000, C711S132000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06993646
ABSTRACT:
An automatically configuring storage array includes media storage devices coupled together within a network. Preferably, the network is an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network. The media storage devices record and retrieve data transmitted within the network. The media storage devices communicate to store and retrieve data over multiple media storage devices. When a record or playback command is received by a media storage device, the media storage devices send communications between themselves to record or transmit the data. Control of operations is transferred between the media storage devices to utilize the capacity of available media storage devices. Preferably, data is recorded utilizing redundancy techniques. Object descriptors are stored within recorded streams of data to facilitate search and retrieval of recorded data. Preferably, the media storage devices accept control instructions directly from devices. Alternatively, a control device provides a control interface between the media storage devices and other devices.
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