Video distributing apparatus and video distributing system

U.S. Patent Number: 6510556

Abstract: A video distributing apparatus for storing video data and distributing it to a viewer has a memory for video data and a schedule table for holding a distribution schedule of the stored video data A controller controls the distribution of the stored video data. A reservation request includes a title of the video data to be distributed, a channel to be used for distribution of the video data of the title, and information to designate a time to start the distribution.

Inventors: Kusaba; Takuo (Yokohama, JP), Shimamoto; Yukio (Yokohama, JP), Tsuzuki; Takuo (Chiba-ken, JP)

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)

Application Number: 09/321,128

Issued: 2003-01-21

Expired: 2007-01-21

Classes: 725/93 ; 348/E7.071; 725/91; 725/95; 725/97

Field of search: 725/93,97,87,91,37,114,116,66,95,96,86,90 370/436

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