Shared video data storage system with separate video data and information buses
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1. A server-less shared video data storage system comprising:
- a storage device for storing digital video data;
a plurality of client stations;
a digital video data transfer bus coupled to the storage device and each of the client stations such that all of the client stations have direct simultaneous random access to the digital video data;
an information data bus coupled to each of the client stations for transferring data between the client stations;
arbitration means distributed solely within the client stations for allocating access to the storage device among the client stations via the information data bus.
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Abstract
A shared video data storage system eliminates the need for a costly dedicated server and high performance network connection in audio/video media delivery applications. Instead of stations requesting material from a server and waiting for the data to be delivered across the network from the storage devices via the server, the storage devices are connected locally to each station. Access is arbitrated locally over a low performance (and consequently lower cost) network and access is provided directly via the storage interface.
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1. A server-less shared video data storage system comprising:
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a storage device for storing digital video data; a plurality of client stations; a digital video data transfer bus coupled to the storage device and each of the client stations such that all of the client stations have direct simultaneous random access to the digital video data; an information data bus coupled to each of the client stations for transferring data between the client stations; arbitration means distributed solely within the client stations for allocating access to the storage device among the client stations via the information data bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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