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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1996
Philip M Allen, Duluth, GA (US);
Joseph W Davis, Duluth, GA (US);
Michael J Maslaney, Atlanta, GA (US);
Khanh Mai, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Howard L Paulk, Cumming, GA (US);
Ken Thompson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Digital Video Systems, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
A flexible and configurable system for distributing media (or programming) to one or more distribution networks. The system includes a media server, at least one server interface unit, a first communications path coupling the media server and a server interface unit, distribution network interface unit(s), and a second communications path coupling a server interface unit and the distribution network interface unit(s). The media server stores files of encoded (e.g., compressed) media data and files of scheduling information. Each of the distribution network interface unit(s) conditions received media data for transmission over the distribution network(s) which may be analog and/or digital distribution networks.