Patent ID: 6748372
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H04H,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of efficiently accessing a sequentially broadcast data file, comprising:constructing a client class; if the sequentially broadcast data file is loaded, then blocking execution by the client; requesting the sequential broadcast data file by the client; if the sequentially broadcast data file is not in a cache memory, then issuing a file request to a carousel system; and if the sequentially broadcast data file is available to the carousel system, then returning the requested sequentially broadcast data file; else carousel system seeks file and determines if the sequentially broadcast data file is available to the carousel system; else if the sequentially broadcast data file is located in the cache memory, then returning requested sequentially broadcast file; and unblocking execution by the client; else if the sequentially broadcast data file is not loaded, then continuing execution by the client.