US Patent No: 5,305,438

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Video storage, processing, and distribution system using recording format independent hierarchical storages and processors

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Abstract

A video image storage, processing, and distribution system is provided with a processing and a distribution subsystem. The processing subsystem comprises at least one high performance video signal input device, one recording format independent hierarchy of storage, at least one recording format and resolution independent video data processor, and a high performance digital data recorder. The distribution subsystem comprises an archive library of recording format independent high performance digital tapes and instrument data players, a recording format independent hierarchy of staging storage, at least one recording format independent video distribution control processor, and a RF signal generation subsystem. The hierarchical storage of the processing subsystem comprises a first level of high performance random access mass storage amenable to large volume storage and high performance file transfers, and a second level of high performance random access storage amenable to high performance byte manipulations. The hierarchical staging storage comprises a first level of high performance random access storage amenable to high performance file transfers. Together, these elements cooperate to store, process, and distribute a high volume of video data on demand.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SONY ELECTRONICS INC.PARK RIDGE, NJ2743

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Matthew R Mountain View, CA 3 96
Mackay, Michael T Vallejo, CA 13 932
Morgan, Donald Woodinville, WA 13 208

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