LIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

• US 20160119670A1
• Filed: 05/31/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dap Realize Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dap Realize Inc.
• Inventors: IZUTSU, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,616,642 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/214 Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital arrangements specially adapted for local area broadcast systems H04H20/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/662 by using master/slave camera arrangements for affecting the control of camera image capture, e.g. placing the camera in a desirable condition to capture a desired image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A live video distribution system has an on-the-spot system including a video signal generating means for generating video signals of a plurality of systems having different display ranges and a communicating means, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses each including a video display means, a display range setting signal generating means, and a communicating means. The systems of the video signals and the terminal apparatuses are associated with each other, the on-the-spot system has a function to determine the display ranges of the video signals of the respective systems on the basis of display range setting signals generated by the terminal apparatuses associated with the respective systems, and a function to send the video signals. Each of the terminal apparatuses can send the display range setting signal, can receive the video signal of the system associated with itself, and can display a video image based on the video signal.

Claims

1. A live video distribution system comprising:

an on-the-spot system comprising;

a plurality of slave apparatus which are equipped with a motion means, an image capturing means and a communicating means 1A to exchange signals with aftermentioned master apparatus and/or public network, wherein “

a motion means”

means “

a means to perform a motion”

, and wherein “

a motion”

means “

a motion including a translation in an orbit, on a surface or in a space”

; and

a master apparatus which is equipped with a communicating means 1B to exchange signals with said slave apparatus and a communicating means 1C to exchange signals with a public network; and

a plurality of terminal apparatuses which are equipped with a video display means, a motion control signal generating mans and a communicating means 2 to exchange signals with a public network;

wherein said slave apparatus and said terminal apparatus are associated with each other;

wherein said slave apparatus has the following functions;

a function to performs a motion on the basis of motion control information represented by the motion control signal that is generated by said motion control signal generating mans of said terminal apparatus associated with itself and is received via a public network or via a public network and said master apparatus; and

a function to generate a video signal on the basis of the captured result from said image capturing means and to send the video signal to said master apparatus or a public network;

wherein said terminal apparatus has the following functions;

a function to send a motion control signal generated by said motion control signal generating means to a public network;

a function to receive a video signal generated by said slave apparatus associated with itself via a public network or via a public network and said master apparatus; and

a function to display a video image on the basis of video information represented by said received video signals.

3. A live video distribution system according to claim 1:

wherein said master apparatus is equipped with a long-distance transportation mean.

2. A live video distribution system comprising:

an on-the-spot system comprising;

a plurality of slave apparatus which are equipped with a motion means, an image capturing means and a communicating means 1A′

to exchange signals with aftermentioned master apparatus, wherein “

a motion means”

means “

a means to perform a motion”

, and wherein “

a motion”

means “

a motion including a translation in an orbit, on a surface or in a space”

; and

a master apparatus which is equipped with a communicating means 1B to exchange signals with said slave apparatus and a communicating means 1D to exchange signals with aftermentioned relay apparatus;

a relay apparatus which is equipped with a communicating means 3A to exchange signals with said master apparatus and communicating means 3B to exchange signals with a public network; and

a plurality of terminal apparatuses which are equipped with a video display means, a motion control signal generating mans and a communicating means 2 to exchange signals with a public network;

wherein said slave apparatus and said terminal apparatus are associated with each other;

wherein said slave apparatus has the following functions;

a function to performs a motion on the basis of motion control information represented by the motion control signal that is generated by said motion control signal generating mans of said terminal apparatus associated with itself and is received via a public network, said relay apparatus and said master apparatus; and

a function to generate a video signal on the basis of the captured result from said image capturing means and to send the video signal to said master apparatus;

wherein said terminal apparatus has the following functions;

a function to send a motion control signal generated by said motion control signal generating mans to a public network;

a function to receive a video signal generated by said slave apparatus associated with itself via a public network, said relay apparatus and said master apparatus; and

a function to display a video image on the basis of video information represented by said received video signals.

4. A live video distribution system according to claim 2,

wherein said master apparatus is equipped with a long-distance transportation mean.