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Multimedia on-demand server having different transfer rates

  • US 5,754,773 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 05/19/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for storing and transmitting a plurality of sets of program information comprising:

  • storing said multiple sets of program information on a storage device;

    selecting a first set of program information to be transmitted on a transmission medium;

    transmitting said selected first set of program information on said transmission medium to independent viewers at a first transfer rate using a first compression algorithm;

    selecting a second set of program information to be transmitted on said transmission medium; and

    transmitting said second set of program information on said transmission medium to other independent viewers at a second transfer rate using a second compression algorithm, said second transfer rate being different than said first transfer rate.

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