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Streaming media software interface to a dispersed data storage network

a software interface and data storage technology, applied in the field of distributed data storage systems, apparatuses and methods, to achieve the effect of robustness of ddsn and quality of presentation

Active Publication Date: 2011-05-26
PURE STORAGE
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The invention provides a system, method, and apparatus for accessing streaming digital media stored by a DDSN. The system can access the media from a client computer, and the quality of the presentation can scale with the robustness of the network. The system uses a cross-platform technology to ensure compatibility with different devices. The media is encoded using a scalable technology to ensure continued access even if some slice servers become unavailable. Overall, the invention allows for efficient and reliable access to high-quality digital media stored on a DDSN.

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This may result in “jerky” video, but will still allow a viewer to view the presentation.

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[0027]Turning to the Figures, and to FIG. 1 in particular, a client computer accessing a streaming media presentation is depicted. This architecture represents the simplest way to serve streaming digital media from a DDSN to a client computer 102 using any type of media player. The client computer 102 is coupled to a LAN or the Internet 104 using any type of network technology, such as an Ethernet port or a Wireless Network port. A media server 106 contains stream definitions for one or more streaming media presentations. The media server is coupled to a LAN or the Internet 108 using any type of network technology. It should be noted that network 104 and network 108 could be the same network or a different network. The media server 106 accesses streaming digital media through an access computer 110 from a plurality of slice servers 122,124,126 coupled to the Internet or some other type of Wide Area Network 112. Access computer 110, such as those available from Cleversafe, Inc., pres...

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A client computer streams a digital media presentation from a dispersed data storage network including a plurality of slice servers. A dispersed data storage network access component streams data directly from the dispersed data storage network and passes data to a media player, also residing on the client computer.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to the following co-pending applications, all of which are assigned to Cleversafe, Inc. of Chicago, Ill. and are hereby incorporated by reference: Ser. Nos. 11 / 973,613, 11 / 973,622, 11 / 973,542, 11 / 973,621, 11 / 241,555, 11 / 403,684, 11 / 404,071, 11 / 403,391, and 12 / 080,042, as well as the application entitled FILE SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR USE WITH A DISPERSED DATA STORAGE NETWORK, filed on Jul. 11, 2008 by inventors Srinivas Palthepu, Andrew Baptist, Bart Cilfone, Vance Thornton, Greg Dhuse, Ilya Volvolski, Jason Resch, John Quigley, S. Christopher Gladwin, and Zachary Mark, all of Cleversafe, Inc. of Chicago, Ill.REFERENCE TO INCORPORATED COMPACT DISC[0002]This application incorporates by reference the following source code files submitted on a compact disc along with this application:FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates generally to systems, apparatus, and methods for distributed data storage, and mo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16
CPCH04L67/1097
Inventor DHUSE, GREGGLADWIN, S. CHRISTOPHER
Owner PURE STORAGE