Patent ID: 7100192
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video data distributing system, comprising: a plurality of video servers, each storing video data; a controller connected with the plurality of video servers and a plurality of terminals via a network, wherein each of the terminals is arranged to send a video data request, including a first video data identifier for uniquely identifying the video data, to the controller; wherein the controller includes storing means and control means, and the storing means is arranged to store: wherein the controller, upon receiving the video data request, obtains the video server identifier corresponding to the terminal identifier of the terminal originating the video data request from the video server information table, extracts the second video data identifier from the video data information table using the obtained video server identifier and the first video data identifier in the video data request, and data sends the video server identifier and the second video identifier to the terminal originating the video data request; and wherein the terminal originating the video data request accesses the identified video server with the received video server identifier, and obtains the video data from the identified video server using the received second video data identifier.