Direct storage and retrieval of multimedia data using a data storage device
First Claim
1. A method of storing data into a multimedia recording device comprising:
- receiving said data by said multimedia recording device; and
transmitting said data directly into a data storage device of said multimedia recording device without storing said data into a memory used as a data buffer by a processor of said multimedia recording device.
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Abstract
Herein described is a system and method of directly storing and retrieving data using a multimedia recording device. The method comprises storing multimedia data into a data storage device without using processor memory associated with said multimedia recording device. The method comprises retrieving the multimedia data from the data storage device without using processor memory associated with said multimedia recording device. The system comprises a multimedia recording device for receiving the multimedia data and a data storage device for storing the multimedia data. The multimedia data is written into and read from the data storage device without using processor memory associated with the multimedia recording device.
36 Citations
39 Claims
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1. A method of storing data into a multimedia recording device comprising:
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receiving said data by said multimedia recording device; and
transmitting said data directly into a data storage device of said multimedia recording device without storing said data into a memory used as a data buffer by a processor of said multimedia recording device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of playing data from a data storage drive of a multimedia recording device comprising:
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reading said data from said data storage device of said multimedia recording device; and
transmitting said data directly to a decoder of said multimedia recording device without storing said data into a memory used as a data buffer by a processor of said multimedia recording device, said decoder used to provide decoded data to a display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of storing data from one or more multimedia recording capable devices into a data storage device comprising:
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receiving said data by said one or more multimedia recording capable devices; and
transmitting said data into said data storage device by way of connecting said data storage device to said one or more multimedia recording capable devices by way of using a bypass interface provided by said data storage device, said transmitting performed without using a processor memory of said one or more multimedia recording capable devices, said processor memory used as a data buffer for said data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of playing data from a data storage device to one or more multimedia recording capable devices comprising:
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reading said data from said data storage device; and
transmitting said data to one or more decoders of said one or more multimedia recording capable devices by way of using a bypass interface provided by said data storage device, said transmitting performed without using a processor memory of said one or more multimedia recording capable devices, said processor memory used as a data buffer for said data, said decoder used to provide decoded data to a display. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A multimedia recording and playback system comprising:
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a multimedia recording device used for receiving multimedia data;
a data storage device for storing and retrieving said multimedia data, said storing and said retrieving performed without using a processor memory of said multimedia recording device, wherein said processor memory is used as a buffer for said multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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