Remote video transmission system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transmission of data, comprising:
- a mobile remote unit including;
a.) means for capturing, digitizing, and compressing at least one composite signal;
b.) means for storing said composite signal;
c.) means for transmitting said composite signal;
a host unit including;
a.) means for receiving at least one composite signal transmitted by the remote unit;
a playback unit including;
a.) means for exchanging data with said host unit;
b.) means for storing the composite signal received by the host unit;
c.) means for decompressing said composite signal.
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Abstract
A remote video transmission system for digitizing and compressing an audio/visual signal, transmitting that signal over low band width lines, such as land telephone lines, cellular telephone lines, or radio frequencies, decompressing the digitized data and converting it to an audio/visual signal for broadcast. Components of this system include: A remote unit, a host unit, and a playback unit. The remote unit is capable of digitizing and compressing the audio/visual signal as well as transmitting the compressed, digitized data. Data may be divided and sent to multiple ports for output. Data may also be edited prior to transmission. The host unit is automated to receive data transmitted from the remote unit and reassemble the data if it has been divided. The playback unit stores and automatically catalogs transmitted data files. The player unit also decompresses the digitized data files and converts them to an audio/visual signal which may then be broadcast. The audio/visual signal can either be NTSC, PAL, or Y/C video.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transmission of data, comprising:
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a mobile remote unit including; a.) means for capturing, digitizing, and compressing at least one composite signal; b.) means for storing said composite signal; c.) means for transmitting said composite signal; a host unit including; a.) means for receiving at least one composite signal transmitted by the remote unit; a playback unit including; a.) means for exchanging data with said host unit; b.) means for storing the composite signal received by the host unit; c.) means for decompressing said composite signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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9. An apparatus for transmission of data from a remote location to a host location, comprising:
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a remote unit capable of receiving a composite signal; said remote unit being a computer, including; a.) a video capture module to capture, digitize and, compress said composite signal into a data file; b.) at least two computer interfaces; c.) means for splitting said data file into pieces; d.) means for tagging said pieces in sequential order; e.) means for storing said data file; f.) means for transmitting said sequentially tagged pieces through said interfaces; a host unit; said host unit being a computer, including; a.) at least two computer interfaces for receiving said sequentially tagged pieces transmitted from said remote unit wherein said interfaces being connected correspondingly with said interfaces in said remote unit; b.) means for recombining the sequentially tagged pieces into their original order to form a second data file; a playback unit; said playback unit being a personal computer, including; a.) means for exchanging data with said host unit; b.) means for storing the second data file received by the host unit; c.) means for decompressing said second data file; d.) means for converting said second data file to a broadcast signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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15. An apparatus for transmission of data, comprising:
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a computer including a video capture module to capture and compress video in real time; means for transmission of said captured video over a cellular frequency. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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26. An apparatus for transmission of data from a remote location to a host location, comprising:
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a remote unit, including; a.) a video capture device to capture and digitize said composite signal into a data file; b.) at least two computer interfaces; c.) means for splitting said data file into pieces; d.) means for tagging said pieces in sequential order; f.) means for transmitting said tagged pieces through said interfaces wherein said interfaces are capable of simultaneous transmission; a host unit, including; a.) at least two computer interfaces for receiving said tagged pieces transmitted from said remote unit wherein said interfaces are capable of simultaneous data reception; b.) means for recombining the tagged pieces into their original sequential order. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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