Segmented video on-demand system.  

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	Publication number: EP0633694 (A1) Publication date: 1995-01-11 Inventor(s): HOOPER DONALD F [US]; GOLDMAN MATTHEW S [US]; BIXBY PETER C [US]; KRISHNAMOORTHY SUBAN [US] Applicant(s): DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP [US] Classification:   - international: H04N7/173; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/16; (IPC1-7): H04N7/173 - European: H04N7/173B2; H04N7/173B4 Application number: EP19940110604 19940707  Priority number(s): US19930088480 19930707; US19930088504 19930707     View INPADOC patent family   View list of citing documents   View document in the European Register     Also published as:   EP0633694  (B1)     DE69415880  (T2)     CA2127347  (A1)     Cited documents:   WO9103112 (A1)     US5133079 (A)     US5119188 (A)     XP000269608 (A)   Report a data error here    Abstract of EP 0633694  (A1) In a system for distributing videos, a plurality of videos are stored on a mass storage device. Each video includes a plurality of frames of digitized video data for play-back on a viewing device. The system includes a memory buffer for storing a segment of a selected one of the videos. The segment includes a predetermined number of frames representing a predetermined time interval of the selected video. In addition, the memory buffer includes a write pointer and a read pointer. Software controlled servers are provided for writing and reading video data of the selected video to and from the memory buffer, independently, at locations indicated by the write and read pointers to transfer the selected video to the viewing device.   Data supplied from the esp@cenet database — Worldwide