Network-extensible reconfigurable media appliance

• US 7,761,417 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2007
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dennis Fernandez
• Inventors: Fernandez, Dennis S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Breene; John E
• Assistant Examiner(s): MYINT, DENNIS Y
• Application Number:
  US11/831,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20070270136A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 707/737, 707/738, 707/621, 707/636
• US Class Current: 707/621
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/74 Browsing; Visualisation therefor end-user interfaces for requesting or interacting with video content, e.g. video on demand interfaces or electronic program guides, H04N21/472
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64784 Data processing by the network data processing in packet switching systems H04L12/56; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; intermediate storage or scheduling H04L49/90; provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically stored, modified, updated or deleted, providing extensible reconfigurable effects studio. Digital media appliance communicates wirelessly with other media appliances, computers, security systems, video storage, email, chat, cellular services or PDAs to provide seamless integration of captured video stream.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a cell phone user interface for a mobile effects studio including a distributed mobile group of collaboratively synchronized cellular telephones, comprising:

providing a view in a cell phone appliance for selecting one or more video data; and

receiving a selection designating one of the one or more video data for inclusion into a news program or a sports program;

wherein the one or more video data originate at one or more media appliances;

wherein the video data is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video data being provided using programmable digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, wherein the converted data is associated with one or more tag for synchronizing video production or rendering thereof with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce a media project or reconstruct a covered event, whereby such distributed group serves effectively as a mobile effects studio for digitally processing synchronized video data in the group in a network extensible manner, wherein the mobile effects studio comprises a distributed mobile group of cellular telephones that are synchronized in real-time using said one or more tag for collaboration or integration, such that the mobile effects studio automatically enables extensible reconfiguration of on-appliance digital effects among such cellular telephones belonging to the mobile effects studio.

2. Apparatus for displaying a cell phone user interface for a mobile effects studio including a distributed mobile group of collaboratively synchronized cellular telephones, comprising:

display means for providing a view in a cell phone appliance for selecting one or more video data; and

user input means for receiving a selection designating one of the one or more video data for inclusion into a news program or a sports program;

wherein the one or more video data originate at one or more media appliances;

wherein the video data is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video data being provided using programmable digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, wherein the converted data is associated with one or more tag for synchronizing video production or rendering thereof with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce a media project or reconstruct a covered event, whereby such distributed group serves effectively as a mobile effects studio for digitally processing synchronized video data in the group in a network extensible manner, wherein the mobile effects studio comprises a distributed mobile group of cellular telephones that are synchronized in real-time using said one or more tag for collaboration or integration, such that the mobile effects studio automatically enables extensible reconfiguration of on-appliance digital effects among such cellular telephones belonging to the mobile effects studio.