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Multimedia server system and method for communicating multimedia information

  • US 5,930,493 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A server system for communicating multimedia programming to a distantly situated local media control system over a communication channel, the server system comprising:

  • a mass storage library for storing a plurality of multimedia programs, the multimedia programs being segmented into source program segments, and each of the source program segments representing a multimedia program portion;

    an organizing unit that arranges the source program segments of a selected multimedia program into a custom ordered series of source program segments including non-sequentially ordered source program segments and sequentially ordered source program segments;

    a transmission unit that transmits the source program segments of the custom ordered series to the communication channel;

    a server controller that communicates with the local media control system and receives a configuration signal from the local media control system over the communication channel, the configuration signal being representative of configuration parameters associated with the local media control system; and

    the organizing unit, in response to the configuration signal, organizing the source program segments into the custom ordered series of source program segments in accordance with the configuration parameters.

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