Method of Generating a Modification Signal and Infographic Sequence, Corresponding Source Signal, Infographic Sequence, Broadcasting Method and Device and Management System

• US 20100077439A1
• Filed: 01/22/2008
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cineact Productions
• Original Assignee: Cineact Productions
• Inventors: Roger, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US12/525,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20100077439A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/105
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23412 for generating or manipulating the scene composition of objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234318 by decomposing into objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8453 by locking or enabling a set of features, e.g. optional functionalities in an executable program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/165 Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for generating a modification signal intended to be used in a method of broadcasting an infographic sequence by a reproduction apparatus. The method includes inserting, into the modification signal, modification information relating to modifiable infographic compositions included in a modifiable infographic sequence. The modification signal makes it possible to modify the modifiable infographic sequence to obtain a modified infographic sequence intended to be broadcast by the reproduction.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A method for generating a modification signal designed to be used in a method for broadcasting an infographic sequence by at least one reproduction device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

generating, during the broadcasting of said infographic sequence, at least one item of modification information concerning at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition comprised in said infographic sequence;

inserting, in said modification signal, said at least one item of modification information, wherein said modification signal permits said infographic sequence, called modifiable, to be modified to obtain a modified infographic sequence designed to be broadcast by said at least one reproduction device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the method comprises a step of inserting, in said modification signal, at least one characterisation frame, wherein each characterisation frame comprises an identification key for said frame and at least one command field comprising at least one of said items of modification information permitting parameters of at least one part of said modifiable infographic sequence to be set.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein each characterisation frame comprises an item of routing information comprising at least one identifier of at least one reproduction device.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein said at least one item of modification information belongs to the group comprising:

one item of identification information of at least one given three dimensional modifiable infographic composition, and/or of at least one given modifiable content;

one item of information that is representative of a visual and/or sound parameter of at least one given three dimensional modifiable infographic composition or of at least one given modifiable content;

one item of information that is representative of a temporal parameter of at least one given three dimensional modifiable infographic composition or of at least one given modifiable content.

23. The method according to claim 19, wherein the method comprises a step of inserting, in said modification signal, at least one item of information belonging to the group comprising:

monitoring information of said at least one reproduction device;

programming information permitting the broadcasts of infographic sequences modified by said at least one reproduction device to be programmed;

interconnection information permitting at least two reproduction devices to be connected to one another.

24. A method comprising:

generating a modification signal, which comprises at least one item of modification information generated during broadcasting of a modified infographic sequence and that is related to at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition comprised in a modifiable infographic sequence;

modifying said modifiable infographic sequence by said modification signal to obtain the modified infographic sequence; and

broadcasting the modified infographic sequence by at least one reproduction device.

25. A method for generating an infographic sequence designed to be used in a method for broadcasting an infographic sequence by at least one reproduction device, wherein said infographic sequence comprises at least one infographic composition, wherein each infographic composition comprises at least one content, wherein said method comprises:

inserting at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition into said infographic sequence, permitting a modifiable infographic sequence to be obtained designed to be modified in function of a modification signal, to obtain a modified infographic sequence designed to be broadcast by said at least one reproduction device.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein said modifiable infographic sequence comprises at least one modifiable parameter which belongs to the group comprising:

a visual and/or sound parameter of at least one given three dimensional modifiable infographic composition or of at least one given modifiable content;

a temporal parameter of at least one given three dimensional modifiable infographic composition or of at least one given modifiable content.

27. A method comprising:

broadcasting an infographic sequence by at least one reproduction device, wherein said infographic sequence comprises at least one infographic composition, wherein each infographic composition comprises at least one content, wherein broadcasting comprises the following steps, for each reproduction device;

obtaining a modifiable infographic sequence comprising at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition;

obtaining a modification signal comprising at least one item of modification information generated during the broadcasting of said infographic sequence and that is related to said at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition;

generating a modified infographic sequence, by modification of said modifiable infographic sequence in function of said modification signal;

broadcasting said modified infographic sequence by said reproduction device.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein said step of generating a modified infographic sequence comprises the following steps:

extracting said at least one item of modification information;

inserting in said at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition said at least one item of modification information extracted.

29. A broadcasting device comprising:

means for obtaining a modifiable infographic sequence comprising at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition;

means for obtaining at least one item of modification information generated during broadcasting said infographic sequence and that is related to said at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition;

means for obtaining a modification signal comprising said at least one item of modification information;

means for generating a modified infographic sequence, by modification of said modifiable infographic sequence in function of said modification signal.

30. An infographic sequence management system comprising:

at least one device for generating a modifiable infographic sequence comprising at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition;

at least one device for generating, during broadcasting of said infographic sequence, at least one item of modification information that is related to at least one three dimensional modifiable infographic composition comprised in said infographic sequence;

at least one device for generating a modification signal comprising said at least one item of modification information;

at least one device for generating a modified infographic sequence, by modification of said modifiable infographic sequence as a function of said modification signal.