Method for scheduling and usage of data communication bandwidth

• US 8,005,765 B1
• Filed: 08/31/2010
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: StarSat, LLC
• Original Assignee: StarSat, LLC
• Inventors: Anderson, Ken W., Schwager, Stephen A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vincent; David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Jr.; Nathan H
• Application Number:
  US12/873,247
• Time in Patent Office: 357 Days
• Field of Search: 706/16, 706/21, 725/63, 725/116, 455/266, 455/177.1
• US Class Current: 706/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23805 Controlling the feeding rate to the network, e.g. by controlling the video pump
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2385 Channel allocation H04N21/266 takes precedence; Bandwidth allocation H04N21/24 takes precedence ; allocation of channels according to the instantaneous demands of the users in time-division multiplex systems H04J3/1682; admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896; negotiating bandwidth in wireless networks H04W28/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6143 involving transmission via a satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for scheduling and usage of bandwidth wherein data is transmitted to an artificial intelligence model for analysis and assigned a ranking. An event resource allocation model analyzes the ranking and determines how to compress the associated video. The event resource allocation model also determines when to compress the remotely stored video and transmit to a central data center where the video may be reviewed.

Claims

1. A method of scheduling and usage of bandwidth for transmitting digital video comprising the steps of:

a. capturing digital video and storing said video on a remote computer;

b. capturing digital data associated with said digital video;

c. transmitting said digital data associated with said digital video to a central computer server;

d. developing at least one compression curve for said digital video based on said digital data

e. creating a list of possible compression methods by said central computer server;

f. instructing said remote computer how to compress said digital video;

g. transmitting said digital video.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting of said digital video transmits said captured video.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said transmitted video is compressed digital video.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting of said digital video is over satellite communications.

5. A method of scheduling and usage of bandwidth, comprising:

a. capturing digital video and storing said video on a remote computer;

b. capturing and storing digital data associated with said digital video on said remote computer;

c. transmitting said digital data associated with said digital video to a central computer server;

d. developing at said central computer server at least one compression curve for said remote computer;

e. defining a look up table containing a plurality of compression methods, by said central computer server;

f. instructing said remote computer how to compress said digital video;

g. transmitting said digital video by said remote computer to said central computer server.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising redefining said look up table at pre-selected intervals.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising determining a compression method in said look up table based on rankings of an event represented in said digital data.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of determining a compression method based on type of digital video data captured.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of determining a compression method based on a market segment.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of determining a compression method based on a customer preference.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of forming a compression curve connecting minimal video size to maximum video size using a standard linear equation.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein said transmitting is done over a communication link between said remote computer and said central computer server.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said communication link is a satellite link.

14. A method of scheduling and usage of bandwidth comprising the steps of:

a. capturing digital video and storing said video on a remote computer;

b. capturing digital data associated with said digital video;

c. transmitting said digital data associated with said digital video to a central data server;

d. developing at least one compression curve for said remote computer;

e. instructing said remote computer how to compress said digital video by said compression curve;

f. storing each of said captured videos for a preselected time;

g. transmitting by said remote computer said digital video to said central data server.