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Video broadcast system and a method of disseminating video content

  • US 10,313,729 B2
  • Filed: 11/18/2014
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for distributing video content across a network, the method comprising:

  • providing raw video data on a first device without integrating the raw video with graphics or special effects;

    associating control data with the raw video data on the first device;

    wherein the control data contains information for creating auxiliary data, wherein the control data comprises meta data that represents auxiliary data in a textual format;

    forwarding the raw video data and the associated control data from the first device to a control server, wherein the control server is configured to store the raw video data in multiple resolutions;

    providing user profiles associated with corresponding second devices which are accessible by the control server;

    implementing a content approval process by the control server which examines the content of the raw video data and the content of the auxiliary data;

    modifying the control data during the content approval process so that the control data contains information for creating approved auxiliary data, and further modifying the contol data by the control server to generate modified control data which includes at least one parameter for creating user-specific customised auxiliary data based on the respective user profiles;

    broadcasting the raw video data and the modified control data as separate files to one or more second devices across the network if the content of the raw video data is approved during the content approval process, wherein the network bandwidth of the respective second devices are monitored by the control server such that the video resolution of the raw video data selected for broadcasting is based upon the available network bandwidth of the respective second devices;

    providing a multi-layered media player on the respective second devices which is operable in response to reading the control data to create the approved auxiliary data locally on the respective second devices, wherein the multi-layered media player is configured to create and layer the approved auxiliary data linked to the control data as one or more layers on top of or behind the raw video data such that each layer provides a visual representation of the control data, andlaunching the user-specific customized auxiliary data at a predetermined time corresponding to insertion points specified within the control data for the respective layers while the media player is playing the raw video data post-broadcasting to automatically effect user specific customization locally on the respective second devices based on the respective user profiles without modifying the raw video data to give the appearance of a single video file having integrated graphics or special effects;

    wherein the resolution of the displayed raw video data is dependent on available network bandwidth of the respective second devices while the resolution of the displayed user-specific customized auxiliary data is independent of the available network bandwidth as it is recreated post broadcasting on the respective second devices such that the displayed raw video data and the user-specific customized auxiliary data have different resolutions due to network bandwidth limitations.

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