MULTI-STREAM VIDEO SYSTEM, VIDEO MONITORING DEVICE AND MULTI-STREAM VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD

• US 20120169883A1
• Filed: 12/31/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AVER Information Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AVerMedia Information, Inc. (Japan) (AVER Information Incorporated)
• Inventors: CHANG, Cheng-Jyh, TSAI, Shou-Hsuan, CHANG, Sen-Chiao, SHIH, Chi-Hsien
• Application Number:
  US12/982,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169883A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/159
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2343 involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements video transcoding H04N19/40; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-stream video system, a video monitoring device and a multi-stream video transmission method. The multi-stream video system includes at least one video capturing device and a video monitoring device. Each video capturing device is used for generating a plurality of video streams with different video specifications at the same time. The video monitoring device forms a telecommunication to each of the video capturing devices. When the video monitoring device performs an application operation, the video monitoring device selects and receives at least one video stream from each of the video capturing devices according to a video requirement of the application operation.

Claims

1. A multi-stream video system, comprising:

at least one video capturing device, each of the video capturing devices being used for generating a plurality of video streams at the same time, the plurality of video streams having different video specifications respectively; and

a video monitoring device forming a telecommunication connection to each of the video capturing devices, when the video monitoring device performing an application operation, the video monitoring device selecting and receiving at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams from each of the video capturing devices according to a video requirement of the application operation.

2. The multi-stream video system of claim 1, wherein the application operation comprises at least one operation selected from a group consisting of a multiple split-screen display operation, a partial enlargement operation, a video replay operation, a motion detection operation, a video recording operation and a remote transmission operation.

3. The multi-stream video system of claim 2, wherein the video monitoring device further forms a telecommunication connection to a client device during the remote transmission operation, the video monitoring device selects at least one video stream from the video streams according to a video requirement of the client device, and the video monitoring device forwards selected video stream to the client device.

4. The multi-stream video system of claim 1, wherein the video monitoring device selects and receives two video streams from each of the video capturing devices, these two video streams comprise a first video stream with high specification and a second video stream with low specification, the video monitoring device performs a first application operation to the first video stream and performs a second application operation to the second video stream.

5. A video monitoring device, comprising:

a communication module used for forming a telecommunication connection to at least one video capturing device, each of the video capturing devices being used for generating a plurality of video streams at the same time, the plurality of video streams having different video specifications respectively;

a processor module used for performing an application operation; and

a judgment unit, according to a video requirement of the application operation, the judgment unit controlling the communication module to select and receive at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams from each of the video capturing devices.

6. The video monitoring device of claim 5, further comprising:

a display module used for displaying the video streams, wherein the video requirement is related to a display size of the display module, a display resolution of the display module, or a display resolution of split-screen windows on the display module.

7. The video monitoring device of claim 5, further comprising:

a storage module used for storing the video streams, wherein the video requirement is related to a storage capacity or a writing speed of the storage module.

8. The video monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the application operation comprises at least one operation selected from a group consisting of a multiple split-screen display operation, a partial enlargement operation, a video replay operation, a motion detection operation, a video recording operation and a remote transmission operation.

9. The video monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the video monitoring device utilizes the communication module to form a telecommunication connection to a client device during the remote transmission operation, the judgment unit selects at least one video stream from the video streams according to a video requirement of the client device, and the video monitoring device forwards selected video stream to the client device.

10. The video monitoring device of claim 5, wherein the video monitoring device selects and receives two video streams from each of the video capturing devices, these two video streams comprise a first video stream with high specification and a second video stream with low specification, the video monitoring device performs a first application operation to the first video stream and performs a second application operation to the second video stream.

11. A multi-stream video transmission method, comprising steps of:

forming a telecommunication connection between a video monitoring device and at least one video capturing device;

each of the video capturing devices generating a plurality of video streams at the same time, the plurality of video streams having different video specifications respectively;

the video monitoring device analyzing the video specifications of the video streams;

the video monitoring device performing an application operation; and

according to a video requirement of the application operation, the video monitoring device selecting and receiving at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams from each of the video capturing devices.

12. The multi-stream video transmission method of claim 11, further comprising a step of:

displaying the video streams on the video monitoring device, wherein the video requirement is related to a display size of the video monitoring device, a display resolution of the video monitoring device, or a display resolution of split-screen windows on the video monitoring device.

13. The multi-stream video transmission method of claim 11, further comprising a step of:

storing the video streams in the video monitoring device, wherein the video requirement is related to a storage capacity or a writing speed of the video monitoring device.

14. The multi-stream video transmission method of claim 11, wherein the application operation comprises at least one operation selected from a group consisting of a multiple split-screen display operation, a partial enlargement operation, a video replay operation, a motion detection operation, a video recording operation and a remote transmission operation.

15. The multi-stream video transmission method of claim 11, in the step of the video monitoring device receiving at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams from each of the video capturing devices, further comprising steps of:

the video monitoring device receiving two video streams of the plurality of video streams from each of the video capturing devices, wherein these two video streams comprise a first video stream with high specification and a second video stream with low specification;

performing a first application operation to the first video stream; and

performing a second application operation to the second video stream.