Patent ID: 7787974
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G11B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A device configured to operate upon a server and to record multiple channels of incoming data, the device comprising: distribution logic operable to receive information from a plurality of sources, the information including settings retrieved from the plurality of sources, the plurality of sources producing a plurality of data streams, the distribution logic being configured to distribute the plurality of data streams and settings to a plurality of workstations having addresses, the distribution logic using the addresses to distribute the data streams; and recording logic configured to reproduce the plurality of data streams, the recording logic being configured to transmit each of the plurality of data streams and the settings along with identification fields comprising the recipient workstation addresses and source addresses of the data streams for storage in a storage device as each of the plurality of data streams are received and distributed by the distribution logic to the plurality of workstations; wherein the stored data streams and the stored settings are retrieved from the storage device through the use of the identification fields that are stored with the data streams, wherein the retrieved data streams are provided based upon a request, and wherein the workstations have an address and are operable to receive data streams from the distribution logic in accordance with the address, and wherein the recording logic is operable to specify the source levels in the settings such that the independent recordings of the plurality of data streams can be later recreated in accordance with what the user heard in real-time.