Method and system for processing images in a video

• US 10,257,464 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2018
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yen-Tso Chen
• Original Assignee: Yen-Tso Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yen-Tso
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai N.
• Application Number:
  US15/888,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20180241968A1
• Time in Patent Office: 428 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401, 348 1402, 348 1403, 348 1404, 348 1405, 348 1406, 348 1407, 348 1408, 348 1409, 348 141, 348 1411, 348 1412, 348 1413, 348 1414, 348 1515, 348 1416, 382275, 37926503, 4554141, 455566, 704270
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2343 involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements video transcoding H04N19/40; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for processing images in a video. The method includes after providing a plurality of first video images to a server, a plurality of video devices proposing a request message related to a second video image to the server; and the plurality of video devices receiving and displaying the second video image from the server; wherein the server performs a transcoding process on the received plurality of first video images for at least one time to obtain the second video image; wherein a hierarchical structure exists between the server and the plurality of video devices; wherein the second video image comprises the plurality of first video images and a screen layout of the plurality of first video images in the second video image is controlled by a control terminal.

Claims

1. A method for processing images in a video, comprising:

after respectively providing a plurality of first video images to a plurality of servers, a plurality of video devices respectively proposing a request message related to a second video image to the plurality of servers;

the plurality of video devices receiving and displaying the second video image from the plurality of servers; and

a regional server performing a transcoding process on the second video image from the plurality of servers for at least one time to generate a third video image and transmitting to the plurality of servers and the plurality of video devices;

wherein the plurality of servers perform the transcoding process on the received plurality of first video images for at least one time to obtain the second video image and transmit to the regional server and the plurality of video devices;

wherein a hierarchical structure exists among the regional server, the plurality of servers and the plurality of video devices;

wherein transmitting the plurality of first video images needs a plurality of first bandwidths, and transmitting the second video image needs a second bandwidth, wherein the second bandwidth is smaller than a sum of the plurality of first bandwidths;

wherein the second video image and the third video image comprise the plurality of first video images and a screen layout of the plurality of first video images in the second video image is controlled by the regional server or any one of the plurality of servers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a control terminal is chosen from the regional server, any one of the plurality of servers or any video device of the plurality of video devices to determine the screen layout.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the screen layout comprises a primary video screen and a plurality of secondary video screens.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the screen layout comprises a plurality of secondary video screens.

5. A system for processing images in a video, comprising:

a regional server;

a plurality of servers; and

a plurality of video devices, for respectively providing a plurality of first video images to the plurality of servers, and receiving and displaying a second video image from the plurality of servers after respectively proposing a request message related to the second video image to the plurality of servers;

wherein the plurality of servers perform a transcoding process on the received plurality of the first video images for at least one time to obtain the second video image and transmit to the regional server and the plurality of video devices;

wherein the regional server performs the transcoding process on the second video image from the plurality of servers for at least one time to generate a third video image and transmits to the plurality of servers and the plurality of video devices;

wherein a hierarchical structure exists among the regional server, the plurality of servers and the plurality of the plurality of video devices;

wherein transmitting the plurality of first video images needs a plurality of first bandwidths, and transmitting the second video image needs a second bandwidth, wherein the second bandwidth is smaller than a sum of the plurality of first bandwidths;

wherein the second video image and the third video image comprise the plurality of first video images and a screen layout of the plurality of first video images in the second video image is controlled by the regional server or any one of the plurality of servers.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein a control terminal is chosen from the regional server, any one of the plurality of servers or any video device of the plurality of video devices to determine the screen layout.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the screen layout comprises a primary video screen and a plurality of secondary video screens.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the screen layout comprises a plurality of secondary video screens.