Mass storage repository for a wireless network
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an outdoor repository unit configured for installation outside of a building of a user premises, the outdoor repository unit including;
a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array;
circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array; and
a wireless transceiver operable to both receive the video programs and to transmit selected video programs via a wireless local area network (WLAN) that includes at least one repeater to a plurality of remote subscribers located beyond the user premises responsive to corresponding requests received from the remote subscribers by the wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
A video repository unit includes a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array and circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array. A wireless transceiver receives video programs and transmits a selected video program to a remote viewer responsive to a request received by the wireless transceiver. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
an outdoor repository unit configured for installation outside of a building of a user premises, the outdoor repository unit including; a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array; circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array; and a wireless transceiver operable to both receive the video programs and to transmit selected video programs via a wireless local area network (WLAN) that includes at least one repeater to a plurality of remote subscribers located beyond the user premises responsive to corresponding requests received from the remote subscribers by the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a video repository unit configured for mounting at an outdoor location, the video repository unit including; a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID); circuitry to control writing/reading of video data to/from the RAID; a housing that provides a protected environment for the RAID and the circuitry; and an antenna assembly mounted to the housing, the antenna assembly including; a satellite dish antenna; at least one low-noise block converter (LNB) mounted opposite the satellite dish antenna to receive satellite-transmissions that contain video programs to be stored in the RAID; and a wireless transceiver with an associated antenna to transmit a first and second video programs to respective first and second remote subscribers via the associated antenna and a wireless local area network (WLAN) responsive to respective first and second requests received by the wireless transceiver, the wireless transceiver having a first transmission range, the first remote subscriber and a wireless repeater of the WLAN being located within the first transmission range, the second remote subscriber being located within a second transmission range of the wireless repeater, the wireless repeater being operable to wirelessly relay the second video program to the second remote subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
a video repository unit configured for mounting at an outdoor location, the video repository unit including; a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array; circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array; a satellite antenna coupled with the circuitry to receive the video programs via a satellite transmission link; and a wireless transceiver having an associated antenna, the wireless transceiver being coupled with the circuitry and operating in compliance with IEEE 802.1x specification to transmit first and second video programs stored in the redundant array to respective first and second subscribers via the associated antenna and a wireless local area network (WLAN), the wireless transceiver having a first transmission range, the first subscriber and a wireless repeater of the WLAN being located within the first transmission range, the second subscriber being located within a second transmission range of the wireless repeater, the wireless repeater being operable to wirelessly relay the second video program to the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
a video repository unit configured for mounting at an outdoor location, the video repository unit including; a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array; circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array; and means for wirelessly transmitting a selected video program from the redundant array to a subscriber via a terrestrial-based wireless local area network (WLAN) regardless of line-of-sight obstructions between the subscriber and the video repository unit, the means including a wireless transceiver and the WLAN including at least one wireless repeater, the selected video program being transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the subscriber via the at least one wireless repeater.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
a video repository unit configured for mounting outdoors, the video repository unit including; a plurality of disk drives arranged in a redundant array; circuitry to control writing/reading of video programs to/from the redundant array; means for wirelessly transmitting a selected video program from the redundant array to a subscriber via a terrestrial-based wireless local area network (WLAN) regardless of line-of-sight obstructions between the subscriber and the video repository unit, the means including a wireless transceiver and the WLAN including at least one wireless repeater, the selected video program being transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the subscriber via the at least one wireless repeater; and a satellite antenna coupled with the circuitry to receive the video programs via a satellite transmission link.
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