Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Mobile Streaming Adaptor

• US 20100169808A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chang, Chong-Yie, Yu, Jen-Yu, Lee, Hsin-Hua, Chou, Yeh-Kai
• Granted Patent: US 8,667,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An apparatus for providing a mobile streaming adaptor includes a processor configured to receive media content from a remote camera, process the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device, connect to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device. A corresponding computer program product and method are also provided.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

receive media content from a remote camera;

process the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at the apparatus;

connect to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and

stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor being configured to process the received media content includes being configured to process the media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus lacks a user interface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor being configured to process the received media content by processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor being configured to process the received media content includes being configured to process the received media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine network congestion status and alter processing based on the determined status.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor being configured to stream the encapsulated media content includes being configured to provide the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user interface configured to provide a preview of data to be provided to the mobile networked device.

9. A method comprising:

communicating with a mobile networked device through a network connection for accepting control command;

accepting control commands from the mobile networked device to start capturing, encoding and encapsulating process;

receiving media content from a remote camera;

processing the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device;

connecting to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and

streaming the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein streaming the encapsulated media content comprises providing the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

14. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions for receiving media content from a remote camera;

program code instructions for processing the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device;

program code instructions for connecting to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and

program code instructions for streaming the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the received media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein program code instructions for streaming the encapsulated media content include instructions for providing the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

19. An apparatus comprising a controller configured to:

provide control commands to a mobile electronic device configured to receive media content from a remote camera, the control commands directing processing of the received media content at the mobile electronic device, the processing including capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content;

receive the processed media content; and

stream the processed media content to a streaming server for real-time distribution to a communication device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a user interface configured to receive the control commands.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the controller is further configured to determine network congestion status and issue the control commands based on the determined status.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to stream the media content wirelessly to the streaming server configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a user interface configured to provide a preview of data to be provided to the communication device.