A method for retrieving video data which has been striped across a plurality of disks using a coarse-grained striping technique. Specifically, and in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises scheduling the retrieval of a video in...http://www.google.de/patents/US5826110?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5826110 - System for video server using coarse-grained disk striping method in which incoming requests are scheduled and rescheduled based on availability of bandwidth 
