(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO STREAMS ON REWRITABLE RANDOM-ACCESS MEDIA AND TIME-AND CHANNEL- BASED RETRIEVAL THEREOF
(75) Inventors: James L. Geer, Hoover, AL (US); Ivan H. Darius, Richardson, TX (US)
(73) Assignee: Timesurf, L.L.C., Dallas, TX (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/062,022
(22) Filed: Apr. 17, 1998
(51) Int. CI.7 H04N 5/225; H04N 5/76;
H04N 5/91; H04N 5/781; H04N 5/85; H04N 5/90
(52) U.S. CI 386/116; 386/125; 725/39
(58) Field of Search 386/1, 83; 348/906,
348/512, 513; 725/92, 115, 145, 39, 48,
56, 55
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Primary Examiner—-Thai Tran
Assistant Examiner—Polin Chieu
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
