Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Patent
1997-09-16
2000-10-31
Rinehart, Mark H.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
709230, G06F 15173, G06F 1517, G06F 1338
Patent
active
061416851
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a digital information supply and management system comprising a supply unit, a management unit, and a terminal unit, in which digital information including digital video and audio information is supplied from the supply unit to the terminal unit, and the management unit manages utilization of the digital information in the terminal unit. In this system, the supply unit comprises digital information generating means for generating the digital information; management information generating means for generating management information for the digital information; and information synthesis means for synthesizing the digital information and the management information to generate synthetic information. The management unit comprises accumulating means for receiving reported contents from the terminal unit. The terminal unit comprises receiving means for receiving the synthetic information supplied from the supply unit; management information separating means for separating the management information from the synthetic information; management information processing means for processing the management information; report contents storage means for storing contents to be reported to the management unit, corresponding to the management information; and operating means for accepting an operation by a user to the digital information. Therefore, the contents to be reported to the management unit can be limited by making the management information have instructions relating to report of the contents from the terminal unit to the management unit. As a result, the management unit requires no storage means, leading to a reduction in work load for analysis.
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Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Rinehart Mark H.
Thompson Marc D.
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