Patent ID: 6269394
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A data sequencing interface for collecting, managing and buffering audio-visual data which is transmitted to the data sequencing interface from extended and remote storage locations for downloading to a user, comprising:a first communications interface between an index manager and the data sequencing interface for communicating the exact location of audio-visual segments stored at one or more of the extended and remote storage locations;a second communications interface between the extended and remote storage locations and the data sequencing interface for transmitting the downloaded audio-visual segments to transmit buffers of the data sequencing interface;audio-visual sequencing logic for sequentially requesting each audio-visual segment from each extended and remote storage location identified as containing the audio-visual segment until the audio-visual segment is retrieved;storage management logic for managing the location of each retrieved audio-visual segments; anda third communications interface between the data sequencing interface and the user over which the retrieved audio-visual segments is transmitted for the eventual download to the user.