Arrangement for processing video data

• US 6,714,193 B1
• Filed: 12/03/1998
• Issued: 03/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gvbb Holdings SARL (Vislink Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Seitz, Martin, Maas, Elmar, Buettner, Lutz, Rüffer, Peter, Ernst, Rolf, Hasenzahl, Sieghard
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phu K.
• Application Number:
  US09/204,180
• Time in Patent Office: 1,944 Days
• Field of Search: 345/418, 345/419, 370/230, 370/235, 370/463
• US Class Current: 345/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

In an arrangement for processing digital video data there is provided for the most universal use of the arrangement and for a fast data exchange between components inside the arrangement. The arrangement utilizes at least one video data computer, at least one video data interface and at least one standard computer and/or one video hardware component, between which the video data can be exchanged through a fiber channel. The video data computer and the video interface(s) are controlled by at least one control computer via an Ethernet bus.

Claims

1. An arrangement for processing digital video data, comprising:

at least one video data computer,

at least one video data interface coupled to the at least one video data computer,

at least one processing device that is configured to process video data from the at least one video data computer, and

a control computer,

wherein;

the video data is exchanged between the at least one video data computer and the processing device through a fiber channel, and

the control computer controls the processing device via an Ethernet connection or an RS-422 connection.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control computer is connected by a PCI bus to the at least one video data computer and the at least one video data interface.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is coupled to the fiber channel by means of an interface arrangement.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two video data computers working in parallel are provided which access assigned video data, subject the video data to a computing process and produce the video data as processed video data.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video data comprise at least two video data signals.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connections are established by the fiber channel via a switching device.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device includes one or more video hardware components that are configured to provide at least one of:

mixing, cross-fading, processing, storing or color blanking video data signals.

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device includes a workstation or a personal computer.

9. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video data is exchanged between the at least one video data computer and the at least one video data interface through the fiber channel.

10. An arrangement for processing digital video data, comprising:

at least one video data computer;

at least one video data interface;

at least one processing device that is configured to process video data from the at least one video data computer with respect to at least one of mixing the video data, reducing noise in the video data, and video blanking between the video data;

a control computer for controlling the at least one processing device; and

a fiber channel for exchanging the video data between the at least one video data computer and the at least one processing device to allow real-time processing of the video data,

wherein the control computer controls the processing device via an Ethernet connection or an RS-422 connection.

11. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fiber channel is further for exchanging the video data between the at least one video data computer and the at least one video data interface.

12. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control computer is connected by a PCI bus to the at least one video data computer and the at least one video data interface.

13. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one processing device is coupled to the fiber channel by means of an interface arrangement.

14. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein at least two video data computers working in parallel are provided which access assigned video data, subject the video data to a computing process and produce the video data as processed video data.

15. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the video data comprise at least two video data signals.

16. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the connections are established by the fiber channel via a switching device.

17. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one processing device includes a workstation or a personal computer.