Patent ID: 6205137
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A multimedia processing system comprising:a switch for receiving, from a switched network, a request containing a control signal and a program signal when write mode is requested or containing the control signal only when read mode is requested, and establishing a path;a plurality of processors, each processor receiving the request when the processor is connected to the established path and extracting the control signal from the received request;a storage unit; anda controller responsive to the request from the switch for selecting one of said processors, controlling the switch to establish said path between said network and the selected processor so that the control signal of the request is extracted from the request by the selected processor, determining a request mode from the extracted control signal, and controlling the selected processor and the storage unit to write the program signal therein or transfer a stored program signal therefrom to the selected processor depending on the determined request mode.