System and method for the transmission of data
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1. A data transmission system for transmitting data to a user, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising:
- a storage device coupled to the provider computer;
a data input device for copying a source data set to the storage device, the data input device comprising an encoder, the encoder being configured to encode and store the source data set in multiple display formats;
a user interface, the user interface being accessible to the user computer; and
a media transmission system, the media transmission system being configured to retrieve and transmit data stored on the storage device, the media transmission system being accessible to the user computer via the user interface.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a data transmission system for transmitting data to a user operating on a network. Embodiments of the data transmission system comprise a storage device coupled to the provider computer; a data input device for copying a source data set to the storage device; a user interface; and a media transmission system, the media transmission system being configured to retrieve and transmit data stored on the storage device.
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1. A data transmission system for transmitting data to a user, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising:
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a storage device coupled to the provider computer;
a data input device for copying a source data set to the storage device, the data input device comprising an encoder, the encoder being configured to encode and store the source data set in multiple display formats;
a user interface, the user interface being accessible to the user computer; and
a media transmission system, the media transmission system being configured to retrieve and transmit data stored on the storage device, the media transmission system being accessible to the user computer via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for transmitting data to a user via a data transmission system comprising a storage medium;
- and a media transmission system, the media transmission system comprising a media player, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising;
copying a source data set to the storage medium;
encoding the source data set in at least one display format;
storing the source data set in the at least one display format for transmitting the data to the user to a display device configured to receive the display format;
selecting the source data and the display format; and
retrieving and transmitting the selected stored display format for the source data.
- and a media transmission system, the media transmission system comprising a media player, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising;
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21. A method for transmitting data to a user computer via a data transmission system comprising a storage medium;
- and a media transmission system, the media transmission system comprising a media player, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising;
copying a source data set to the storage medium, the source data comprising a first data set and a second data set, wherein the second data set comprises a plurality of members;
encoding the source data set in at least one display format;
assigning a reference locator to at least one member of the second data set, the reference locator being associated with a third data, the third data set being stored independently from the first and second data sets;
retrieving the first and second data sets for display via the media player;
retrieving the third data set by the reference locator for display on the user computer; and
displaying the third data set without cessation of the display first data set. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
- and a media transmission system, the media transmission system comprising a media player, the data transmission system operating on a network comprising a provider computer and a user computer coupled for communication therebetween, comprising;
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