Patent ID: 6208804
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G11B,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
A direct access storage device for buffering at least a chronological portion of a multimedia program defined by non-chronologically ordered source program segments, each of the source program segments being representative of a unique portion of the chronological multimedia program portion, the direct access storage device comprising:at least one data storage disk having a plurality of data storing regions disposed on any of a lower disk surface and an upper disk surface;a spindle motor for rotating the at least one data storage disk;a common actuator having elongated arms;a transducer comprising read and write elements disposed on each of the elongated arms; anda controller that coordinates writing of the non-chronologically ordered source program segments to the plurality of data storing regions using the write elements of the transducers, and coordinates reading of the non-chronologically ordered source program segments from the data storing regions as chronologically ordered local program segments using the read elements of the transducers.