Global Patent Index - EP 1205073 A1

EP 1205073 A1 20020515 - VOD FROM A SERVER OR A USER TO ANOTHER USER

Title (en)

VOD FROM A SERVER OR A USER TO ANOTHER USER

Title (de)

VIDEO AUF ANFRAGE VON EINEM SERVER ODER BENUTZER ZU EINEM ANDEREN BENUTZER

Title (fr)

VIDEO SUR DEMANDE FONCTIONNANT ENTRE UN SERVEUR OU UN UTILISATEUR ET UN AUTRE UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 1205073 A1 20020515 (EN)

Application

EP 00953809 A 20000802

Priority

  • US 0021127 W 20000802
  • US 14689399 P 19990802
  • US 47580799 A 19991230

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0110125A1] A system and method for delivering data to multiple end users (5-12) using distributed storage system connected through a data communications network. The end user equipment for audio or video playback or recording contains a storage unit, such as a magnetic disk. Each storage unit can store data, such as digital video content, i.e. movies, or digital audio content, i.e. songs. The storage unit can also be configured to store portions, or fragments, of digital video or audio content, where the storage location, playback, and recording of digital video or audio content of each storage unit is administered, managed and controlled by a central facility (1). The content for playback of a video or audio content, or portions thereof, may reside on one or more physically separate storage unit, or may also reside on a central storage unit (13).

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/173

IPC 8 full level

G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04N 7/17336 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/23 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/43 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/63 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/632 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/816 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0110125A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0110125 A1 20010208; AU 6619300 A 20010219; CN 1377556 A 20021030; EP 1205073 A1 20020515; JP 2003506765 A 20030218; KR 20020035571 A 20020511

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0021127 W 20000802; AU 6619300 A 20000802; CN 00813563 A 20000802; EP 00953809 A 20000802; JP 2001513892 A 20000802; KR 20027001493 A 20020202