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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Takuma Kuno, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and Xing, Inc., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
In a sound/moving picture reproduction system,, a main data transferring device,includes a sound/moving picture data storing portion storing sound/moving picture data. A plurality of auxiliary data transferring devices,are connected in parallel to the main data transferring device,. The auxiliary data transferring devices,are arranged in one or more stages along a data transfer direction defined from the main data transferring device toward a plurality of data reproducing devices,. Each of the plurality of auxiliary data transferring devices,includes a copied data storing portion storing copied data of received sound/moving picture data. The main data transferring device reads sound/moving picture data from the is sound/moving picture data storing portion and transfers the read sound/moving picture data to either one of the plurality of auxiliary data transferring devices. Upon receipt of the sound/moving picture data, the auxiliary data transferring device copies the received sound/moving picture data into the copied data storing portion and transfers the copied sound/moving picture data to a desired data reproducing device.