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Video application server

  • US 5,550,982 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1993
  • Issued: 08/27/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network for supporting both transactional data applications and full motion video applications comprisinga transmission medium for transmitting data for said transactional data applications,at least one video server connected to said transmission medium,a plurality of clients connected to said transmission medium for transmitting software generated commands via said transmission medium to said video server to request that a particular full motion video stream be enabled to access the transmission medium,in response to said commands received from said clients, said video server controlling the transmission of multiple simultaneous full motion video streams of different content in said transmission medium so as to maintain the continuity of said plurality of full motion video, said full motion video streams of different content being transmittable in said transmission medium from one of said clients to said server and from said server to one of said clients, said video server including digital storage which serves as a source or destination for said video streams of different content and an interface for managing video I/O of said digital storage to maintain the continuity of said multiple simultaneous video streams of different content.

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