DATA STORAGE AND SUPPLY

摘要

A server can store items of data in a database and supply items of data, on request, through a network to clients in the form of terminals. When storing an item of data, the data is divided into individual portions and each portion is allocated a flag in accordance with the importance of its information content. When supplying an item of data, the available bandwidth of the connection to the terminal is measured and individual portions of data of lower importance are discarded so that the data can be transmitted within the available bandwidth.