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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
William E. Elswick, Santa Monica, CA (US);
John T. Hurst, Burbank, CA (US);
Andrew H. Maltz, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Clay, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
William E. Elswick, Santa Monica, CA (US);
John T. Hurst, Burbank, CA (US);
Andrew H. Maltz, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Clay, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Avica Technology Corporation, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems and techniques for playing audio/video programs (e.g., movies) using a bank of networked audio/video players (e.g., digital projectors). Initially, a first portion (e.g., the majority) of an audio/video program is stored on a first audio/video player in a bank of networked audio/video players and a second portion (e.g., the balance) of the audio/video program is stored on a second audio/video player in the bank of networked audio/video players. An instruction to play the audio/video program (or a composition that includes the audio/video program) is input in the first audio/video player and, in response to that instruction, the second portion of the audio/video program is transferred from the second audio/video player to the first audio video player and the audio/video program is played on the first audio/video player.