System and method for enhancing real-time data feeds

• US 20030030727A1
• Filed: 08/08/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Gibbs, Simon, Gong, Hubert Le Van
• Granted Patent: US 7,339,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

The invention illustrates a system and method of processing an instrumentation data stream comprising: a sensor for generating an instrumentation data stream; a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and a normalization module configured for formatting portions of the instrumentation data stream into a common standard.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a. a sensor for generating an instrumentation data stream;

b. a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and

c. a normalization module configured for formatting portions of the instrumentation data stream into a common standard.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the common standard is a measurement in a common unit of measurement.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the common unit of measurement is one of temperatures, velocities, distances, forces, and angles.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the normalization module is configured to resample the instrumentation data stream into a single data rate.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a stream description module configured for adding a meta data tag to the instrumentation data stream wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the instrumentation data stream.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a filtering module configured for selectively removing portions of the instrumentation data stream.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a filtering module configured for generating extrapolation data for incorporation within the instrumentation data stream.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a categorization module for grouping segments of the instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the instrumentation data stream.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a multiplexer module configured for combining the instrumentation data stream with corresponding video data.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sensor is incorporated within a video camera.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sensor captures one of a plurality of positional data and force data.

12. A method comprising:

a. receiving a instrumentation data stream from a plurality of sensors;

b. generating a modified instrumentation data stream in response to the instrumentation data stream; and

c. transmitting the modified instrumentation data stream.

13. The method according to claim 12 further comprising normalizing the instrumentation stream data wherein units of measurement within the instrumentation data stream are formatted into a common unit of measurement, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

14. The method according to claim 12 further comprising normalizing the instrumentation stream data wherein the instrumentation data stream is resampled into a single data rate, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

15. The method according to claim 12 further comprising adding a meta data tag to the instrumentation data stream wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the instrumentation data stream, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

16. The method according to claim 12 further comprising filtering the instrumentation data stream for selectively removing portions of the instrumentation data stream, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

17. The method according to claim 12 further comprising generating extrapolation data for incorporation within the instrumentation data stream wherein the extrapolation data replaces a defective portion of the instrumentation data stream, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

18. The method according to claim 12 further comprising categorizing the instrumentation data stream into segments of the instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the instrumentation data stream, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

19. The method according to claim 12 further comprising combining the instrumentation data stream with corresponding video data, forming the modified instrumentation data stream.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a. sensing means for generating an instrumentation data stream;

b. a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and

c. a stream description module configured for adding a meta data tag to the instrumentation data stream wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the instrumentation data stream.

21. An apparatus comprising:

a. sensing means for generating an instrumentation data stream;

b. a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and

c. a categorization module for grouping segments of the instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the instrumentation data stream.

22. An apparatus comprising:

a. sensing means for generating an instrumentation data stream;

b. a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and

c. a filtering module configured for generating extrapolation data for incorporation within the instrumentation data stream.

23. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

a. receiving a instrumentation data stream from a plurality of sensors;

b. generating a modified instrumentation data stream in response to the instrumentation data stream; and

c. transmitting the modified instrumentation data stream.