Camera and/or Camera Converter

• US 20070160142A1
• Filed: 03/20/2007
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Abrams, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/688,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20070160142A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/240.120
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/40 using video transcoding, i.e. partial or full decoding of a coded input stream followed by re-encoding of the decoded output stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding

Abstract

Methods, devices, systems and/or storage media for video and/or audio processing. An exemplary method of controlling a display device includes receiving an executable file and/or code via a network interface, receiving video data via a serial digital interface, executing the executable file and/or code on a runtime engine, processing the video data based at least in part on the executing to produce processed video data and displaying the processed video data. Other exemplary technologies are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A display device for displaying video, the device comprising:

a LCD display for display of decompressed digital video;

a video board to output decompressed digital video to the LCD display;

a processor;

memory;

decompression software for execution in conjunction with the processor and the memory to decompress compressed digital video data;

an interface to receive compressed digital video data and to receive code wherein the code comprises a command that specifies one or more parameters for at least one member selected from the group consisting of receiving, converting, structuring, decompressing, storing and communicating digital video data;

an Internet protocol address; and

framework capabilities that comprise a runtime engine for execution of the code received by the interface.

2. The display device of claim 1 wherein the LCD display has a resolution of at least 640 pixels by 480 lines.

3. The display device of claim 1 wherein the video board comprises random access memory.

4. The display device of claim 1 further comprising browser software for execution in conjunction with the processor and the memory.

5. The display device of claim 4 wherein the browser software provides for communication via a network.

6. The display device of claim 4 wherein the browser software provides for locating a network address.

7. The display device of claim 4 wherein the browser software provides for locating a device capable of communicating compressed digital video data to the display device.

8. The display device of claim 1 comprising a serial digital interface.

9. The display device of claim 1 wherein the runtime engine acts as an interface between applications and an operating system.

10. The display device of claim 1 wherein the framework capabilities comprise associated classes.

11. The display device of claim 10 wherein the classes comprise one or more classes that facilitate execution of one or more graphical user interfaces for display on the LCD display.

12. The display device of claim 10 wherein the classes comprise one or more classes that enable XML data manipulation.

13. The display device of claim 10 wherein the classes comprise one or more classes that enable XML searching.

14. The display device of claim 10 wherein the classes comprise one or more classes that provide functionality selected from a group consisting of input/output, string manipulation, security management, network communications, thread management, text management, and persistent data management.

15. The display device of claim 10 wherein the classes comprise one or more SQL classes for manipulating persistent data stores.

16. The display device of claim 1 wherein the interface receives portable executable code.

17. The display device of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a plurality of processors.

18. A method, implemented by a display device, the method comprising:

requesting one or more control command parameters from a controller or other device wherein the one or more control command parameters relate to digital video data;

in response to the request, receiving code;

executing the code on a runtime engine of the display device to implement the one or more control command parameters; and

according to the one or more control command parameters, using the display device to decompress the compressed digital video data and to display the decompressed digital video data.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the requesting comprises requesting via a network and wherein the receiving code comprises receiving code via the network.

20. A method of controlling a display device comprising:

receiving an executable file and/or code via a network interface;

receiving video data via a serial digital interface;

executing the executable file and/or code on a runtime engine;

processing the video data based at least in part on the executing to produce processed video data; and

displaying the processed video data.