Network-extensible reconfigurable media appliance
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Abstract
Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically stored, modified, updated or deleted, providing extensible reconfigurable effects studio. Digital media appliance communicates wirelessly with other media appliances, computers, security systems, video storage, email, chat, cellular services or PDAs to provide seamless integration of captured video stream.
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87 Claims
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62. Storage medium for digitally storing non-linear media program comprising one or more branching points in such program for wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone comprising:
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a first media portion partitioned in a kernel space in a storage medium; and a second media portion partitioned in a user space in the storage medium; wherein a digital television program is produced electronically via a renderer for audio or video presentation using the first and second portions according to a non-linear script, template or storyboard, such that the digital television program presentation branches or flows from the first portion to the second portion according to the non-linear script, template or storyboard, whereby such branching or flowing enables a group of network-extensible media appliances comprising one or more wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone to collaborate to reconstruct a covered event effectively by synchronizing such branching or flowing audio or video presentations that are collected wirelessly from distributed media appliances, such that the group of one or more wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone media appliances collaborate or synchronize to provide wirelessly network-extensible non-linear digital television programming. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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64. On-appliance memory for accessing non-deterministic media programming for wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone comprising:
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a first memory element comprising a pre-produced portion; and a second memory element comprising a post-produced portion; wherein a news, sports, movie, game, family or political audio or video digital television program is presented electronically using the pre- and post-produced portions according to a non-deterministic script, template or storyboard, such that the digital television program presentation branches or flows from the first portion to the second portion according to the non-deterministic script, template or storyboard, whereby such branching or flowing enables a group of network-extensible media appliances comprising one or more wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone to collaborate to reconstrict a covered event effectively by synchronizing such branching or flowing program presentations that are collected wirelessly from distributed media appliances, such that the group of one or more wireless mobile digital television or cellular telephone media appliances collaborate or synchronize to provide wirelessly network-extensible non-deterministic digital television programming. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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66. Communication method for network extensible reconfigurable media appliance comprising a media unit, a controller, and a communication unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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a sensor generating a video signal; a controller rendering the video signal according to one or more programmable studio effects comprising color-space conversion, white-balancing, backlight compensation, gain control, motion detection or tracking, gamma correction, multi-frame noise reduction, depth estimation, 2-D bad pixel correction, video compression or stabilization, or digital pan or tilt; and a communication unit transmitting the rendered signal according to a wireless, cellular or network protocol; wherein the video signal is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video signal being provided using programmable protocol translation via real-time or dynamic electronic signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video signal, at least one of the appliances in the distributed group thereby presenting electronically the video signal via an audio or video renderer, whereby such distributed group of network-extensible media appliances collaborates to reconstruct a covered event effectively by synchronizing video signals that are collected from distributed media appliances, such video signals being synchronized to branch according to a non-linear or non-deterministic script, template or storyboard having multiple branching points or paths. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69)
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70. Network extensible reconfigurable media system comprising:
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a first appliance comprising a first media unit;
a first controller; and
a first communication unit; anda second appliance comprising a second media unit;
a second controller; and
a second communication unit;wherein the first media unit comprises a first sensor for generating a first video signal, the first controller rendering the first video signal according to one or more programmable studio effects, and the first communication unit transmitting a first rendered signal according to a wireless, cellular or network protocol; and
the second media unit comprises a second sensor for generating a second video signal, the second controller rendering the second video signal according to one or more programmable studio effects, and the second communication unit transmitting a second rendered signal according to a wireless, cellular or network protocol, whereby the first and second appliances couple collaboratively according to a media project;wherein the first or second video signal is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video signal being provided using programmable protocol translation via real-time or dynamic electronic signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video signal, at least one of the appliances in the distributed group thereby presenting electronically such video signal via an audio or video renderer, such presenting appliance comprising an interface or visual prompt for enabling appliance user to access audio or video data according to one or more meta-data tags associated or synchronized with such audio or video data effectively to reconstruct an event sensed by a plurality of appliances in the distributed group, such access to audio or video data being associated or synchronized to enable audio or video branching according to a non-linear or non-deterministic script, template or storyboard having multiple branching points or paths. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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74. Media appliance comprising:
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means for sensing to generate an audio or visual (A/V) signal; and reconfigurable logic or processor for processing the signal adaptively according to automatic recognition of one or more audio or video feature extracted from the processed signal, whereby such extracted feature is usable for image or database query; wherein the signal is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such signal being provided using programmable protocol translation via real-time or dynamic electronic signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided signal, at least one of the appliances in the distributed group thereby presenting electronically the signal via an audio or video renderer, whereby such distributed group of network-extensible media appliances collaborates to reconstruct a covered event effectively by synchronizing processed A/V signals that are collected from distributed media appliances, such signals being synchronized to flow or branch according to a non-linear or non-deterministic script, template or storyboard. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. Media processing comprising the steps of:
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sensing by a sensor to generate an audio or visual (A/V) signal; and processing the signal adaptively according to pre- or post-production guidance; wherein the signal is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such signal being provided using programmable protocol translation via real-time or dynamic electronic signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided signal, at least one of the appliances in the distributed group thereby presenting electronically the processed signal via an audio or video renderer, such presenting appliance enabling user access to seam-less stream of audio or video according to one or more metadata or tags for integrating or synchronizing presentation of such audio or video effectively to reconstruct an event sensed by a plurality of appliances in the distributed group, whereby such distributed group of network-extensible media appliances collaborates to reconstruct the event effectively by integrating or synchronizing A/V signals that are collected from distributed media appliances, such A/V signals being integrated or synchronized to flow or branch according to a non-linear or non-deterministic script, template or storyboard. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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