SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VIDEO DATA
First Claim
1. A DVM system including:
- a plurality of camera servers, wherein each camera server is configured to utilise video data from an assigned one or more video streaming units; and
a plurality of video streaming units, wherein each streaming unit is configured to stream, onto a network, video data for a respective camera, wherein at least one video streaming unit is a multi-stream unit configured to provide video data for its respective camera concurrently via at least a first and second stream, wherein the first and second stream have respective video parameters.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for managing video data. Embodiments are described by reference to a Digital Video Management (DVM) system which makes use of a plurality of camera servers. Each camera server is configured to utilise video data from an assigned one or more streaming units. For example, a camera server is optionally configured to make available live video data from a given streaming unit, and/or record to disk video data from that streaming unit. The system includes a plurality of such video streaming units, each streaming unit being configured to stream, onto a network, video data for a respective camera. At least one video streaming unit is a multi-stream unit configured to provide video data for its respective camera concurrently via at least a first and second stream. Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods for making use of such a multi-stream unit for providing advantageous DVM functionalities. For example, in some embodiments the first and second streams are assigned to respective purposes, whilst in other embodiments the first and second streams are assigned to respective camera servers.
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1. A DVM system including:
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a plurality of camera servers, wherein each camera server is configured to utilise video data from an assigned one or more video streaming units; and a plurality of video streaming units, wherein each streaming unit is configured to stream, onto a network, video data for a respective camera, wherein at least one video streaming unit is a multi-stream unit configured to provide video data for its respective camera concurrently via at least a first and second stream, wherein the first and second stream have respective video parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a camera server in a DVM system, wherein the DVM system includes a plurality of camera servers, and a plurality of video streaming units, wherein each streaming unit is configured to stream, onto a network, video data for a respective camera, wherein at least one video streaming unit is a multi-stream unit configured to provide video data for its respective camera concurrently via at least a first and second stream, the method including the steps of:
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(a) utilising the first stream for a specified purpose; (b) responsive to a signal, utilising the second stream for the specified purpose. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring a DVM system, wherein the DVM system includes a plurality of camera servers, and a plurality of video streaming units, wherein each streaming unit is configured to stream, onto a network, video data for a respective camera, wherein at least one video streaming unit is a multi-stream unit configured to provide video data for its respective camera concurrently via at least a first and second stream, the method including the steps of:
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(a) defining video parameters for the first and second streams; (b) defining a protocol for the utilisation for the first and second streams.
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