Patent ID: 6108695
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for delivering analog data on demand from a multiple channel digital media server, the media server having public space and private space, wherein the public space is coupled to a Media Stream Manager Client (MSMC) and wherein the private space is not accessible to the Media Stream Manager Client (MSMC), the method comprising:establishing a mapping among a plurality of converter channels, a plurality of frequencies of the media server, a plurality of ports of the media server, and a plurality of cable numbers to which the plurality of converter channels are coupled;receiving a request for analog data playback in the Media Stream Manager Client (MSMC);in response to the data request, transmitting to the public space of the media server a value that maps to a specific converter channel;relying the value from the public space to the private space of the media server as a converter channel allocation command by employing Media Stream Manager (MSM) software;directly communicating the converter channel allocation command from a first location in the private space by employing bit pump software to a second location in the private space, the second location having Media Channel Selection (MCS) manager software;allocating at least one of the plurality of converter channels and at least one of the plurality of frequencies to at least one user receiver in accordance with the established mapping by employing the MCS manager software;converting digital video data to analog data using the at least one allocated converter channel; andtransmitting the analog data using the at least one of the plurality of frequencies.