Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for distributing video on demand loading
- Patent Title (中): 分发视频点播加载的方法和装置
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Application No.: US09907114Application Date: 2001-07-17
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Publication No.: US08166510B1Publication Date: 2012-04-24
- Inventor: Paul Ducharme
- Applicant: Paul Ducharme
- Applicant Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Assignee: ViXS Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ViXS Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Agency: Garlick & Harrison
- Agent Bruce E. Stuckman
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for distributing video-on-demand loading include processing that begins by receiving a concurrent additional request for accessing a video program (i.e., while the server associated with the video program is processing one request for access to the video program another is received). The processing continues by providing the video program to a 2nd server in response to the concurrent additional request. The 2nd server causes the video program to be stored in the redundant array of independent disks (2nd RAID) associated with the 2nd server. The 2nd server processes the concurrent additional request via the 2nd RAID such that processing of multiple requests for the same video program is distributed throughout the video on demand system.
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