System and method of semi-autonomous multimedia presentation creation, recording, display, network streaming, website addition, and playback.
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1. A system for creating and delivering live and recorded multimedia presentations to multiple live and remote audiences, the system comprising:
- a “
media computer”
software application that receives video and audio data from video and audio capturing devices that are connected either directly to the “
media computer”
or through external video and/or audio signal processing units, records video and audio data to local storage, streams video, audio, and presentation media data to single or multiple remote computers over a network, sends control commands to one or more external video signal processing units, sends control commands to one or more external audio signal processing units, executes motion tracking computer program algorithms to control the position and zoom of connected “
motorized camera apparatuses”
, performs voice recognition for control commands, displays presentation media on connected display devices, records time of use of such media for later playback, receives and displays on display devices live or recorded video and audio streams, uploads media to one or more remote computers, automatically or manually configures one or more websites to display the uploaded media for later playback, and allows the presenter during the presentation to either (1) switch between multiple video and audio inputs those which should be recorded and streamed or (2) set the “
media computer”
to autonomously change video and audio inputs based on desired criteria;
single or multiple “
motorized camera apparatuses”
that are connected to the “
media computer”
, send video and/or audio data to the “
media computer”
over said connection, and whose pan, tilt, and zoom functionality are controlled by either remote human control or autonomous computer program algorithms that reside either on the “
motorized camera apparatuses”
memory or are sent to the “
motorized camera apparatuses”
memory from a remote source;
a “
control device”
software application that serves as the presentation authoring application used to add media and text to the presentation prior to presentation performance, serves as the presentation delivery application that is used by the presenter at the time of the presentation to display previously added media to the presenter in a format that allows for quick media selection so that, when a media element is selected by the presenter, a control signal is sent to the “
media computer”
as to which media element has been selected by the presenter, which is in turn displayed on display devices connected to the “
media computer”
for the local audience to view and is also sent to any remote computers over a network so a remote viewing audience can see and/or hear the same media, allows the presenter to choose which video or audio input should be sent from the “
media computer”
to the display devices, and performs voice recognition for control commands;
a “
media playback”
software application that receives and plays live or recorded video and audio streams while simultaneously playing presentation media where, if live, plays the presentation media synchronously with the presenter and if recorded, uses a recorded timing reference to display presentation media at the same moments in the playback of the presentation that the presenter initially displayed said media;
a “
network computer”
software application that receives, records, stores, and transmits live or recorded video, audio, images, web pages, and other presentation media.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed is a software and hardware system that allows complex multimedia presentations to be created, performed, recorded, streamed over a network, and automatically added to a website, without the need of human input other than that of the presenter. It is the first system to combine the following technologies into a single system of interdependent hardware and software: presentation creation software, network communication, media syncing, multiple remotely controlled motorized camera apparatuses, motion tracking, voice recognition, media projection software, recording and streaming of both live and recorded media, and automated website management.
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1. A system for creating and delivering live and recorded multimedia presentations to multiple live and remote audiences, the system comprising:
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a “
media computer”
software application that receives video and audio data from video and audio capturing devices that are connected either directly to the “
media computer”
or through external video and/or audio signal processing units, records video and audio data to local storage, streams video, audio, and presentation media data to single or multiple remote computers over a network, sends control commands to one or more external video signal processing units, sends control commands to one or more external audio signal processing units, executes motion tracking computer program algorithms to control the position and zoom of connected “
motorized camera apparatuses”
, performs voice recognition for control commands, displays presentation media on connected display devices, records time of use of such media for later playback, receives and displays on display devices live or recorded video and audio streams, uploads media to one or more remote computers, automatically or manually configures one or more websites to display the uploaded media for later playback, and allows the presenter during the presentation to either (1) switch between multiple video and audio inputs those which should be recorded and streamed or (2) set the “
media computer”
to autonomously change video and audio inputs based on desired criteria;single or multiple “
motorized camera apparatuses”
that are connected to the “
media computer”
, send video and/or audio data to the “
media computer”
over said connection, and whose pan, tilt, and zoom functionality are controlled by either remote human control or autonomous computer program algorithms that reside either on the “
motorized camera apparatuses”
memory or are sent to the “
motorized camera apparatuses”
memory from a remote source;a “
control device”
software application that serves as the presentation authoring application used to add media and text to the presentation prior to presentation performance, serves as the presentation delivery application that is used by the presenter at the time of the presentation to display previously added media to the presenter in a format that allows for quick media selection so that, when a media element is selected by the presenter, a control signal is sent to the “
media computer”
as to which media element has been selected by the presenter, which is in turn displayed on display devices connected to the “
media computer”
for the local audience to view and is also sent to any remote computers over a network so a remote viewing audience can see and/or hear the same media, allows the presenter to choose which video or audio input should be sent from the “
media computer”
to the display devices, and performs voice recognition for control commands;a “
media playback”
software application that receives and plays live or recorded video and audio streams while simultaneously playing presentation media where, if live, plays the presentation media synchronously with the presenter and if recorded, uses a recorded timing reference to display presentation media at the same moments in the playback of the presentation that the presenter initially displayed said media;a “
network computer”
software application that receives, records, stores, and transmits live or recorded video, audio, images, web pages, and other presentation media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Current AssigneeSteven George Batson
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Original AssigneeSteven George Batson
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InventorsBatson, Steven George
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Application NumberUS13/474,904Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current348/159CPC Class CodesG06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e...G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27...G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timin...H04N 21/23412 for generating or manipulat...H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes pre...H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for sy...
