Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Robinson, Greta (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C705S077000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06944632
ABSTRACT:
A digital department system is disclosed. The digital department system of the present invention includes a network management center, a network operating center that is coupled to the network management center, a multimedia server, a multicasting transmission medium coupling the network operating center and the multimedia server, a listening post coupled to the multimedia server by the network, and one or more audio/video display capable of displaying video and capable of playing audio, the audio video display coupled to the multimedia server by the network. The audio and video content are stored in digitized files on the multimedia server for distribution throughout the site via the network.
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Pannala Sathyanarayan
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP
PRN Corporation
Robinson Greta
LandOfFree
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