Parallel Video Streaming

• US 20180077437A1
• Filed: 02/15/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barrie Hansen, Rio Wing
• Original Assignee: Barrie Hansen, Rio Wing
• Inventors: Hansen, Barrie, Wing, Rio
• Application Number:
  US15/434,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20180077437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/29 for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/291 Two-dimensional analogue deflection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/305 using lenticular lenses, e.g. arrangements of cylindrical lenses
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234363 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for clients with a lower screen resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/242 Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References] arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4302 Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/85406 involving a specific file format, e.g. MP4 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• 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: H04N 7/157 defining a virtual conference space and using avatars or agents computer conference optimisation or adaptation H04L12/1827
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 : associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/20 : Processing of the output signals of the acoustic transducers of an array for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic H04R2203/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/15 : Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/005 : for combining the signals of two or more microphones specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407

Abstract

The system and method includes a clone of a clone server that receives cloned copies of high definition video streams. The clone of a clone server generates low definition video streams from the high definition videos streams. The clone of a clone server streams parallel video streams to user computing devices that include both high definition video streams and low definition video streams. The clone of a clone server generates the low definition video streams from the high definition video streams and synchronizes the parallel video streams that are sent to the user computer device. The user computing device displays the received low definition video streams and a user selects one or more of the low definition video streams to be displayed in high definition on the user computer device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a clone-of-a-clone server, cloned copies of a plurality of high definition video streams; and

streaming, by the clone-of-a-clone server, parallel video streams to a user computing device,

wherein the parallel video streams comprise the high definition video streams and a plurality of low definition video streams based on each of the high definition video streams.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each low definition video stream uses a common intermediate format (CIF) resolution of 320 by 240 pixels, and wherein each high definition video stream uses a 1080p resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each low definition video stream and associated high definition video stream are substantially identical videos that differ primarily by spatial resolution.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the clone-of-a-clone server, each low definition video stream from an associated high definition video stream.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

synchronizing frames of the parallel video streams sent to the user computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the user computing device, a plurality of parallel streams from the clone-of-a-clone server;

displaying, by the user computing device, each low definition video stream from the parallel video streams; and

displaying, by the user computing device, a selected high definition video stream from the parallel video streams.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the user computing device, a user selection of one of the displayed low definition video streams, and

wherein the selected high definition video stream is based on the user selection.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, by the user computing device, a second user selection of a second low definition video stream; and

switching, by the user computing device, from displaying the high definition video stream to displaying a second high definition video stream based on the second user selection, and

wherein the switching is performed substantially seamlessly between the high definition video stream and the second high definition video stream.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the low definition video streams is displayed on the user computing device in a low resolution small window and wherein the selected high definition video stream is displayed in a high resolution large window.

10. A system, comprising:

a clone-of-a-clone server configured to

receive a plurality of high definition video streams, and

stream parallel video streams to a user computing device,

wherein the parallel video streams comprise the high definition video streams and a plurality of low definition video streams based on each of the high definition video streams.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein each low definition video stream uses a common intermediate format (CIF) resolution of 320 by 240 pixels and wherein each high definition video stream uses a 1080p resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein each low definition video stream is selected from the group consisting of CIF, VGA, 4CIF, and D1, and wherein each high definition video stream is selected from the group consisting of 720p, 1 Megapixel, and 1080p.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a plurality of cameras each configured to stream video comprising a high definition video stream; and

a clone server configured to receive streaming video from a camera and clone the streaming video onto the clone-of-a-clone server.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the clone-of-a-clone server is further configured to generate a low definition video stream from each of the received high definition video streams.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the clone-of-a-clone server is configured to synchronize frames of the parallel video streams streamed to the user computing device.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a user computing device configured to

receive the parallel video streams,

display each low definition video stream from the parallel video streams, and

display a selected high definition video stream from the parallel video streams.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the user computing device is further configured to

receive a first user selection of one of the displayed low definition video streams,

display a high definition video stream associated with the first user selection,

receive a second user selection associated with a second displayed low definition video stream, and

switch from displaying the high definition video stream to displaying a second high definition video stream associated with the second user selection,

wherein the switch is performed substantially seamlessly between the high definition video stream and the second high definition video stream.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein each of the low definition video streams is displayed on the user computing device in a low resolution small window and wherein a selected high definition video stream is displayed in a high resolution large window.

19. A system, comprising:

a clone-of-a-clone server configured to

receive a plurality of cloned high definition video streams,

generate a low definition video stream from each high definition video stream, and

selectively stream parallel video streams to a plurality of user computing devices each configured to display a plurality of low definition video streams and at least one selected high definition video stream, and

wherein each of the parallel video streams comprises one of the high definition video streams and an associated low definition video stream, and

wherein the clone-of-a-close server is further configured to synchronize the parallel video streams to enable seemless switching between the display of a first selected high definition video stream and the display of a second selected high definition video stream on the user computing device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein each low definition video stream has a common intermediate format (CIF) resolution of 320 by 240 pixels and wherein each high definition video stream has a 1080p resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels.