Patent ID: 6088703
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04H,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A material supplying system for temporarily storing a material that includes video data and that is stored in a first storing unit and copied to a second storing unit having a plurality of buffers each for storing video materials of at least one playlist to be supplied from the second storing unit to the exterior of the system, comprising:a database for storing a use frequency level that represents the frequency at which a material is supplied from the second storing unit, and for storing permanent status designation information for predetermined materials stored in said second storage unit; andcontrolling means for causing the second storing unit to delete a material whose use frequency level is the lowest from materials stored in the second storing unit and to maintain storage of said materials designated with permanent status, if the second storing unit does not have an area for temporarily storing a playlist material to be received from the first storing unit.