METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION

• US 20110029099A1
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grass Valley Canada (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Benson, John R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,812,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/17
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/07 characterised by processes or methods for the generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00

Abstract

A method for updating a control event for controlling at least one device to produce audio visual content includes the steps of analyzing the control event to establish: (1) parameter(s) corresponding to the control event available for modification; and (2) parameter(s) of other control events influenced upon modification of at least one parameter corresponding to the control event, and modifying the parameter of the control event and other control events influenced thereby in response to user input changing at least one parameter of the control event available information.

Claims

1. A method for updating a control event for controlling at least one device, comprising the steps of:

analyzing the control event to establish;

(1) parameter(s) corresponding to the control event available for modification; and

(2) parameter(s) of other control events influenced upon modification of at least one parameter corresponding to the control event; and

modifying the parameter of the control events and other control events influenced thereby in response to user input changing at least one parameter of the control event available information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of creating a template to operate as one or more control events for the production.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said creating further comprises:

assigning a data field within a property page of the template as fixed or variable;

storing source information for the data field with the template when the data field is fixed; and

saving the template by assigning a bitmap to visually represent an effect of the template.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said creating further comprises:

assigning a data field within a property page of the template as fixed or variable;

providing an identification for the data field for data entry into a production system;

assigning a source for the data field;

linking one or more data fields within the template;

assigning a key variable to one variable or a variable group; and

determining whether variables are needed for data external to the template.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

displaying property page fields that have been linked and templates that have variables;

displaying a pop-up list of variables for that template; and

saving the template by assigning a bitmap to visually represent an effect of the template.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said linking comprises linking control room data and production system data with the template.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising grouping multiple property assignments under a single variable entry.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said linking further comprises automatically linking media identification data and production event data.