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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 21, 1998
Johannes H. M. Korst, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In an audio/video server blocks of data are read from a storage medium by a reader and supplied to users in the form of data streams. The storage medium includes a plurality of storage units. The blocks are stored in at least two different and randomly selected storage units. A scheduler controls reading of blocks from the storage medium. For each block to be read, the scheduler selects one storage unit from the storage units in which the block is stored such that the playback load on the storage units is balanced. The scheduler issues a read request to the reader for reading the block from the selected storage unit.
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