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A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast channels to a receiver specified by a subscribe

A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast channels to a receiver specified by a subscriber of the service, preferably in less than real time, for later playback and optional recording on standard audio and/or video tape.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A communication system comprising:a transmission system at a first location in data communication with a reception system at a second location, wherein said transmission system comprisesa sequence encoder,an identification encoder, anda compressed data library in data com

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A communication system comprising:a transmission system at a first location in data communication with a reception system at a second location, wherein said transmission system comprisesa sequence encoder,an identification encoder, anda compressed data library in data communication with said identification encoder,wherein said identification encoder gives items in said compressed data library a unique identification code; andwherein said reception system comprisesa transceiver in data communication with said transmission system,a storage device in data communication with said transceiver,user playback controls in data communication with said storage device,a digital compressor in data communication with said storage device, anda playback device in data communication with said digital decompressor.