VIDEO MANAGEMENT ENABLING VOICE COMMUNICATION GROUPS

• US 20180035078A1
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Published: 02/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mutualink, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mutualink, Inc.
• Inventors: Mazzarella, Joseph R., Wengrovitz, Michael S., Hatten, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 10,075,674 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product that enable management of a plurality of video feeds with Push to Talk (PTT) communications. Some embodiments monitor a plurality of video feeds using a VMS graphics user interface (GUI) where a video feed of the plurality of video feeds is a video feed component of an interactive multimedia media object (IMMO) displayed in the VMS GUI. A talk group is logically associated with the video feed of the plurality of video feeds. Some embodiments detect that an embedded PTT control component associated with the video feed is activated, and enable PTT communications among members of the talk group and an operator of the VMS.

Claims

1. A system for video management of a plurality of video feeds with Push To Talk (PTT) two-way communications, comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors coupled to the memory, and configured to;

monitor a plurality of video feeds using a video management software (VMS) graphics user interface (GUI), wherein a video feed of the plurality of video feeds is provided by a corresponding video camera, and wherein the video feed is a video feed component of a corresponding interactive multimedia object (IMMO) displayed in the VMS GUI;

logically associate a talk group of a plurality of talk groups with the video feed of the plurality of video feeds;

detect that an embedded PTT control component associated with the video feed is activated; and

enable PTT communications among members of the talk group and an operator of the VMS.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein to logically associate the talk group with the video feed, the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a selection of the talk group from a talk group coupling component associated with the video feed component; and

couple the talk group to an embedded PTT control component.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a second selection of a second talk group of the plurality of talk groups from the talk group coupling component associated with the video feed component; and

couple the second talk group to the embedded PTT control component.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

associate more than one video feed of the plurality of video feeds with the corresponding IMMO; and

provide members of the talk group with access to the more than one video feed of the plurality of video feeds associated with the corresponding IMMO.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein to provide members of the talk group with access, the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a selection of the more than one video feed of the plurality of video feeds associated with the corresponding IMMO; and

transmit the selection to the members of the talk group.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

grant members of the talk group access to the video feed.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

enable data generated by a member of the members of the talk group to be transmitted to remaining members of the talk group.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the data generated includes a second video feed.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the data generated includes readable files, audio messages, or text messages.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the data generated is displayed by the IMMO.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the data generated is executed by the IMMO.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

grant one or more member of the members of the talk group remote directional or zoom control of the corresponding video camera.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the granting is prioritized based on a proximity of the member to the video camera.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the granting is prioritized based on an identity of the member.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the granting is prioritized based on priority settings associated with the member.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the talk group of the plurality of talk groups is a predetermined talk group, and wherein membership in the predetermined talk group is based on a member'"'"'s information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the member'"'"'s information comprises an access privilege status.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the member'"'"'s information comprises an agency or group affiliation.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the member'"'"'s information comprises an identity and job title.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the member'"'"'s information comprises a task.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

dynamically add a field personnel to the talk group of the plurality of talk groups based on a proximity of the field personnel to the corresponding video camera.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the proximity based on a geolocation of a mobile device of the field personnel.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the proximity based on the field member being visually detected and recognized by the corresponding video camera within a predefined period of time.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the proximity based on a geolocation of a device, wherein the field member is within a communication range of the device.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

display a plurality of IMMOs on a map of the VMS or geographic visual display interface, wherein the corresponding IMMO of the plurality of IMMOs is positioned on the map to correlate with a geolocation of the corresponding video camera providing the video feed.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect a selection of the corresponding IMMO from a plurality of IMMOs; and

retrieve the video feed associated with the corresponding IMMO selected, at a higher definition by transcoding the video feed received.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect a selection of the corresponding IMMO from a plurality of IMMOs; and

request that the corresponding video camera provide the video feed at a higher definition.

28. A method for video management of a plurality of video feeds with Push To Talk (PTT) two-way communications, comprising:

monitoring a plurality of video feeds using a video management software (VMS) graphics user interface (GUI), wherein a video feed of the plurality of video feeds is provided by a corresponding video camera, and wherein the video feed is a video feed component of a corresponding interactive multimedia object (IMMO) displayed in the VMS GUI;

logically associating a talk group of a plurality of talk groups with the video feed of the plurality of video feeds;

detecting that an embedded PTT control component associated with the video feed is activated; and

enabling PTT communications among members of the talk group and an operator of the VMS.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors in an electronic device cause the one or more processors to perform operations for video management of a plurality of video feeds with Push To Talk (PTT) two-way communications, the operations comprising:

monitoring a plurality of video feeds using a video management software (VMS) graphics user interface (GUI), wherein a video feed of the plurality of video feeds is provided by a corresponding video camera, and wherein the video feed is a video feed component of a corresponding interactive multimedia object (IMMO) displayed in the VMS GUI;

logically associating a talk group of a plurality of talk groups with the video feed of the plurality of video feeds;

detecting that an embedded PTT control component associated with the video feed is activated; and

enabling PTT communications among members of the talk group and an operator of the VMS.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the logically associating operation comprises:

receiving a selection of the talk group from a talk group coupling component associated with the video feed component; and

coupling the talk group to an embedded PTT control component.