Disk-based digital video recorder
First Claim
1. A method for retrieving information from an array of n data storage devices, said array including one redundant storage device, comprising the steps of:
- requesting information from the array of data storage devices;
retrieving data from the first n-1 data storage devices to respond to the request for information; and
deriving the information based on the retrieved data, thereby enabling information retrieval without waiting for the response of the last data storage device.
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Abstract
A digital video recorder employing standard hard disk arrays employs a caching system to enable continuous video data to be supplied to and provided from the standard disk drives which may not be adapted for continuous data stream operation. The system is implemented as an array of disk drives and includes cache management functions for governing disk read and write operations. A predictor enables the cache to predict disk reads and disk writes and to maintain the cache based on the predictions. Redundancy enables playback in the event of failure of a drive in the array and also provides improved playback data retrieval time.
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1. A method for retrieving information from an array of n data storage devices, said array including one redundant storage device, comprising the steps of:
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requesting information from the array of data storage devices; retrieving data from the first n-1 data storage devices to respond to the request for information; and deriving the information based on the retrieved data, thereby enabling information retrieval without waiting for the response of the last data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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