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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Andrew Laursen, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jeffrey C Olkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mark A Porter, Woodside, CA (US);
Farzad Nazem, Redwood City, CA (US);
William Bailey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Moore, Foster City, CA (US);
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved system and method for providing multimedia data in a networked system is disclosed. The present invention provides a platform for distributed client-server computing and access to data over asymmetric real-time networks. A service mechanism allows applications to be split such that client devices (set-top boxes, personal digital assistants, etc.) can focus on presentation, while backend services running in a distributed server complex, provide access to data via messaging across an abstracted interface.