Television – Special applications – Manufacturing
Patent
1993-07-07
1995-05-09
Groody, James J.
Television
Special applications
Manufacturing
348 6, 455 42, 455 51, H04N 714
Patent
active
054144558
ABSTRACT:
In a system for distributing videos, a plurality of videos are stored on a mass storage device. Each video includes a plurality of frames of digitized video data for play-back on a viewing device. The system includes a memory buffer for storing a segment of a selected one of the videos. The segment includes a predetermined number of frames representing a predetermined time interval of the selected video. In addition, the memory buffer including a write pointer and a read pointer. Software controlled servers are provided for witting and reading video data of the selected video to and from the memory buffer, independently, at locations indicated by the write and read pointers to transfer the selected video to the viewing device.
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Bixby Peter C.
Goldman Matthew S.
Hooper Donald F.
Krishnamoorthy Suban
Digital Equipment Corporation
Fisher Arthur W.
Groody James J.
Metjahic Safet
Young Barry N.
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