EXPANDABLE MULTIMEDIA STORAGE SYSTEM, MULTIMEDIA DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, AND RELEVANT COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A multimedia storage system, comprising:
- a plurality of first storage devices, each of which comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device; and
a multimedia distribution device for splitting a first multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments and splitting a second multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments;
wherein in a first period, the multimedia distribution device is coupled with the first storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file into the first storage devices so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices; and
in a second period, the multimedia distribution device is coupled with the first storage devices and a plurality of second storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file so that each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices and the second storage devices;
wherein each of the second storage device comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device;
the network access devices of the first storage devices and the network access devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably receive the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file;
the disk drive devices of the first storage devices and the disk drive devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably store the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file;
the multimedia distribution device splits the first multimedia file so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame; and
at least two of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file have different sizes.
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Abstract
A multimedia storage system includes a multimedia distribution device and a plurality of storage devices. The multimedia distribution device splits a multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments and monitors the operation statuses of the storage devices. The multimedia distribution device further configures each of the multimedia segments to be stored in at least two of the storage devices according to the available storage devices in the multimedia storage system. The storage device comprises a network access device for receiving the multimedia segments and a redundant array of inexpensive disks for storing the received multimedia segments.
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1. A multimedia storage system, comprising:
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a plurality of first storage devices, each of which comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device; and a multimedia distribution device for splitting a first multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments and splitting a second multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments;
wherein in a first period, the multimedia distribution device is coupled with the first storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file into the first storage devices so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices; and
in a second period, the multimedia distribution device is coupled with the first storage devices and a plurality of second storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file so that each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices and the second storage devices;wherein each of the second storage device comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device;
the network access devices of the first storage devices and the network access devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably receive the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file;
the disk drive devices of the first storage devices and the disk drive devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably store the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file;
the multimedia distribution device splits the first multimedia file so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame; and
at least two of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file have different sizes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multimedia distribution device of a multimedia storage system, comprising:
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a multimedia splitting module for splitting a first multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments and splitting a second multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments;
wherein each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame;
each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame;
at least two of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file have different sizes; and
at least two of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file have different sizes;a storage monitoring module for monitoring operation statuses of a plurality of storage devices; a multimedia segment transmission module for coupling with a plurality of first storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file into the first storage devices in a first period so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices, and coupling with the first storage devices and a plurality of second storage devices for storing the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file in a second period so that each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices and the second storage devices; wherein each of the first storage devices and the second storage devices comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device;
the network access devices of the first storage devices and the network access devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably receive the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file; and
the disk drive devices of the first storage devices and the disk drive devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably store the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, stored in a non-transitory storage device of a multimedia distribution device, when executed by a control circuit of the multimedia distribution device, enabling the multimedia distribution device to perform a multimedia storing operation, the computer program product comprising:
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splitting a first multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments;
wherein each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame, and at least two of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file have different sizes;splitting a second multimedia file into a plurality of multimedia segments;
wherein each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file comprises a multimedia content of a continuous time period and starts with an intra frame, and at least two of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file have different sizes;monitoring operation statuses of a plurality of storage devices; in a first period, storing the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file into a plurality of first storage devices so that each of the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices; and in a second period, storing the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file into the first storage devices and a plurality of second storage devices so that each of the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file is stored in at least two of the first storage devices and the second storage devices; wherein each of the first storage devices and the second storage devices comprises at least one network access device and at least one disk drive device;
the network access devices of the first storage devices and the network access devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably receive the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file; and
the disk drive devices of the first storage devices and the disk drive devices of the second storage devices are configured to operably store the multimedia segments of the first multimedia file and the multimedia segments of the second multimedia file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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