Patent ID: 7643722

Claim:
A computing system comprising: a plurality of data storage devices for storing data which is inputted by a data input device; a load balancing device for selecting one of the plurality of data storage devices to store data base on performance information; a first firewall device connected to the data input device and the load balancing device, relaying a first quantity of control information; and a second firewall device connected to the load balancing device, the data input device, and the plurality of data storage devices, relaying a second quantity of video data, wherein the load balancing device receives control information of storing video data from the data input device via the first firewall device, and selects a first data storage device from the plurality of data storage devices to store the video data base on the performance information, wherein the first data storage device sends a video pull request to the data input device via the second firewall device, and receives the video data from the data input device via the second firewall device, wherein the video pull request includes address information of the data input device, authentication information, format information, and bit-rate information.