Controlling the distribution of different frames per second of a video stream to various recipients

• US 20060029127A1
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vicon Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Vicon Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Abiri, Yigal
• Application Number:
  US10/913,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20060029127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/240.210
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234381 by altering the temporal resolution, e.g. decreasing the frame rate by frame skipping
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2662 Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40

Abstract

This invention discloses a system for distribution of real time video signals including at least one video camera generating at least one video signal at a supply frame rate, and at least two video signal recipients receiving the at least one video signal at least two respective recipient frame rates selected by an operator, the at least two recipient frame rates differing from each other and not exceeding the supply frame rate.

Claims

1. A system for distribution of real time video signals comprising:

at least one video camera generating at least one video signal at a supply frame rate; and

at least two video signal recipients receiving said at least one video signal at at least two respective recipient frame rates selected by an operator, said at least two recipient frame rates differing from each other and not exceeding said supply frame rate.

2. A system for distribution of real time video signals according to claim 1 and also comprising at least one video signal distributor receiving said at least one video signal from said at least one video camera at said predetermined frame rate and being operative in response to inputs from said operator for selecting said at least two respective recipient frame rates.

3. A system according to claim 2 and wherein said at least one video signal distributor is embedded in said at least one video camera.

4. A system according to claim 1 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients comprise video recorders operating at differing frame rates.

5. A system according to claim 2 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients are interconnected with said at least one video signal distributor via a computer network.

6. A system according to claim 2 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients comprise video recorders operating at differing frame rates.

7. A system according to claim 3 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients are interconnected with said at least one video signal distributor via a computer network.

8. A system according to claim 3 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients comprise video recorders operating at differing frame rates.

9. A system according to claim 4 and wherein said at least two video signal recipients are interconnected with said at least one video signal distributor via a computer network.