Data transmission method and apparatus using networked receivers having spatial diversity
First Claim
1. A system for transmission of data, the system comprising:
- an aerial based transmission source configured at least to transmit a data signal, the data signal comprising at least one data signal portion corresponding to digital data packets, at least some of the data packets including a source sequence of data components of compressed video data;
a first receiver configured at least to receive the data signal and to communicate a first relayed sequence of data components corresponding to the source sequence of data components via a communication network;
a second receiver configured at least to receive the data signal and to communicate a second relayed sequence of data components corresponding to the source sequence of data components via the communication network, wherein the second receiver is positioned a physical distance apart from the first receiver thereby providing spatial diversity; and
at least one client device, the client device configured to, at least;
receive the first relayed sequence of data components via the communication network,receive the second relayed sequence of data components via the communication network,choose between data components of the first and second relayed sequences having corresponding sequence identifiers at least in part by comparing quality indicators for at least some of the data components of the first and second relayed sequences,discard the data components not chosen,form a composite data packet stream at least in part by combining the chosen data components in sequence order, wherein the chosen data components comprise those respective data components of the first and second relayed sequences having highest comparative quality indicators, anddecompress the composite data packet stream of compressed video data.
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Abstract
A data transmission method and apparatus are disclosed using receivers having spatial diversity, with the receivers communicating with a common client via network communication. Improved systems and methods for data transmission according to the disclosed method and apparatus include at least: a transmission source for transmitting a data signal; a first receiver for receiving the data signal; a second receiver for receiving the data signal, wherein the second receiver is spaced apart from the first receiver thereby providing spatial diversity; and a communication network for facilitating communication between a client and at least the first receiver and the second receiver, as needed, wherein the client is capable of analyzing individual data signals received by the first and second receivers and forming a composite signal of a higher quality than the quality of the individual data signals.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for transmission of data, the system comprising:
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an aerial based transmission source configured at least to transmit a data signal, the data signal comprising at least one data signal portion corresponding to digital data packets, at least some of the data packets including a source sequence of data components of compressed video data; a first receiver configured at least to receive the data signal and to communicate a first relayed sequence of data components corresponding to the source sequence of data components via a communication network; a second receiver configured at least to receive the data signal and to communicate a second relayed sequence of data components corresponding to the source sequence of data components via the communication network, wherein the second receiver is positioned a physical distance apart from the first receiver thereby providing spatial diversity; and at least one client device, the client device configured to, at least; receive the first relayed sequence of data components via the communication network, receive the second relayed sequence of data components via the communication network, choose between data components of the first and second relayed sequences having corresponding sequence identifiers at least in part by comparing quality indicators for at least some of the data components of the first and second relayed sequences, discard the data components not chosen, form a composite data packet stream at least in part by combining the chosen data components in sequence order, wherein the chosen data components comprise those respective data components of the first and second relayed sequences having highest comparative quality indicators, and decompress the composite data packet stream of compressed video data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A method of transmitting data, the method comprising:
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transmitting a data signal from an aerial based transmission source to at least two receivers, wherein a first receiver of the at least two receivers is spaced apart from a second receiver of the at least two receivers thereby providing spatial diversity, and wherein the data signal includes at least one data signal portion corresponding to digital data packets including a plurality of sequential data components of compressed video data; associating a quality indicator with each received sequential data component; communicating the received data components and associated quality indicators from the first and second receivers to a client through a communication network; comparing the quality indicators associated with each received sequential data component at the client; for each element of a sequence associated with the sequential data components, discarding received sequential data components other than a received sequential data component having a highest quality indicator; forming a composite data packet stream from the retained sequential data components; and decompressing the composite data packet stream of compressed video data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for receiving video transmitted by an aerial based transmission source to a plurality of spatially diverse receivers comprising:
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receiving a first sequence of digitized video frames corresponding to the transmitted video; receiving a second sequence of digitized video frames corresponding to the transmitted video; identifying a first digitized video frame in the first sequence corresponding to a second digitized video frame in the second sequence, the correspondence being at least with respect to sequence order; identifying a first quality indicator for the first digitized video frame; identifying a second quality indicator for the second digitized video frame; determining that the first digitized video frame is of a higher quality than the second digitized video frame at least in part by comparing the first quality indicator to the second quality indicator; selecting the first digitized video frame for inclusion in a composite digitized video data stream; discarding the second digitized video frame; and storing the composite digitized video data stream in a computer-readable storage medium for display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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