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A method for transferring multimedia information in a system including a primary site 101 and at least one satellite site 102 coupled to the primary site 101 by a transmission medium 103. Information defining each of a selected plurality of objects composing a multimedia presentation is compressed a

A method for transferring multimedia information in a system including a primary site 101 and at least one satellite site 102 coupled to the primary site 101 by a transmission medium 103. Information defining each of a selected plurality of objects composing a multimedia presentation is compressed at primary site 101 using a compression/decompression protocol corresponding to a type of each of the objects. The compressed information is transferred to satellite site 102 from primary site 101 via medium 103. Scene information describing the multimedia presentation to be made from the objects is also transferred from primary site 101. The compressed information defining each of the objects is decompressed at satellite 102 using the corresponding compression/decompression protocol. The multimedia presentation composed of the selected objects is generated at satellite site 102 from the decompressed information as directed by the received scene information.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of transferring multimedia information in a system including a primary site and at least one satellite site selectively coupled to the primary site by a transmission medium having a bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of:compressing information defining ea

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of transferring multimedia information in a system including a primary site and at least one satellite site selectively coupled to the primary site by a transmission medium having a bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of:compressing information defining each of a plurality of objects of a multimedia presentation at the primary site using a compression/decompression protocol corresponding to a type of each of the objects;intelligently allocating the transmission bandwidth to the compressed information for each of the plurality of objects and to scene information describing a multimedia presentation to be made at the satellite site from selected ones of the objects;concurrently transferring, over the allocated bandwidth, the compressed information for each of the plurality of objects and the scene information to the satellite site from the primary site via the medium;decompressing the compressed information defining each of the objects at the satellite site using the corresponding compression/decompression protocol; andgenerating the multimedia presentation composed of the selected objects at the satellite site from the decompressed information as directed by the received scene information, at least two of the selected objects being presented concurrently.