System and method for controlling content and delivery of internet protocol television (IPTV) services
First Claim
1. A system for supplying internet protocol television (IPTV) services to a subscriber comprising:
- a content management subsystem configured to process and execute integrated workflow functionality for content management of video data comprising at least one of news, branding and ads to be delivered from a video headend to a subscriber premises wherein said content management subsystem is configured to insert at least one of news, branding and ads, and configured to route and switch data and transport video data using subscriber requirements based on what video is to be delivered to a subscriber premises;
an infrastructure subsystem coupled with the content management subsystem and operative for receiving video data from the content management subsystem and performing signal processing and routing of the video data corresponding to the video data delivered from the video headend across a network to the subscriber premises, wherein said infrastructure subsystem further comprises a super or regional video headend section comprising circuitry that is configured to convert video data and process the video data digitally without encoding, and a local or regional video headend section configured to receive converted and processed video data from the super or regional video headend section via at least one regional office switch and comprising an encoder and circuitry that is configured to convert video data that had been converted and processed at the super or regional video headend section and process the video data digitally and encode the video data within the encoder before delivery via at least one central office switch to a subscriber premises; and
a network management, test and monitoring subsystem coupled with the content management and infrastructure subsystems and comprising test and measurement equipment and control and monitoring systems equipment for monitoring network performance during delivery of video data to the subscriber premises and controlling the infrastructure subsystem for optimizing network performance and delivery of video data to the subscriber premises.
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Abstract
A system and method supplies internet protocol television (IPTV) services to a subscriber. A content management subsystem processes and executes integrated workflow functionality for content management of video data to be delivered from a video headend to a subscriber premises. An infrastructure subsystem performs signal processing and routing of the video data from the video headend across the network to subscriber premises based on subscriber requirements at the subscriber premises. A network management, test and monitoring subsystem is coupled with the content management and infrastructure subsystems and includes test and management equipment and control and monitoring systems equipment for monitoring network performance and controlling the infrastructure subsystem and optimizing network performance and video delivery to the subscriber premises.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for supplying internet protocol television (IPTV) services to a subscriber comprising:
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a content management subsystem configured to process and execute integrated workflow functionality for content management of video data comprising at least one of news, branding and ads to be delivered from a video headend to a subscriber premises wherein said content management subsystem is configured to insert at least one of news, branding and ads, and configured to route and switch data and transport video data using subscriber requirements based on what video is to be delivered to a subscriber premises; an infrastructure subsystem coupled with the content management subsystem and operative for receiving video data from the content management subsystem and performing signal processing and routing of the video data corresponding to the video data delivered from the video headend across a network to the subscriber premises, wherein said infrastructure subsystem further comprises a super or regional video headend section comprising circuitry that is configured to convert video data and process the video data digitally without encoding, and a local or regional video headend section configured to receive converted and processed video data from the super or regional video headend section via at least one regional office switch and comprising an encoder and circuitry that is configured to convert video data that had been converted and processed at the super or regional video headend section and process the video data digitally and encode the video data within the encoder before delivery via at least one central office switch to a subscriber premises; and a network management, test and monitoring subsystem coupled with the content management and infrastructure subsystems and comprising test and measurement equipment and control and monitoring systems equipment for monitoring network performance during delivery of video data to the subscriber premises and controlling the infrastructure subsystem for optimizing network performance and delivery of video data to the subscriber premises. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for supplying internet protocol television (IPTV) services to a subscriber comprising:
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a content management subsystem configured to process and execute integrated workflow functionality for airtime sales, traffic and scheduling, and content management of video data comprising at least one of news, branding and ads to be delivered from a video headend to a subscriber premises wherein said content management subsystem is configured to insert at least one of news, branding and ads, and configured to route and switch data and transport video data using subscriber requirements based on what video is to be delivered to a subscriber premises; an infrastructure subsystem coupled with the content management subsystem and operative for performing signal processing, ad insertion, routing and switching, and IPTV transport services of video data corresponding to the video data delivered from the video headend across a network to the subscriber premises, and further comprising a module for synchronizing and processing video data for level/color control, three dimensional adaptive color decoding, noise reduction, frame synchronization, time based correction, and aspect ratio conversion based on subscriber requirements, and wherein said infrastructure subsystem further comprises a super or regional video headend section comprising circuitry that is configured to convert video data and process the video data digitally without encoding, and a local or regional video headend section configured to receive converted and processed video data from the super or regional video headend section via at least one regional office switch and comprising an encoder and circuitry that is configured to convert video data that had been converted and processed at the super or regional video headend section and process the video data digitally and encode the video data within the encoder before delivery via at least one central office switch to a subscriber premises; and a network management, test and monitoring subsystem coupled with the content management and infrastructure subsystems and comprising test and measurement equipment and control and monitoring systems equipment for video processing data at the desired level/color control, three dimensional adaptive color decoding, noise reduction, frame synchronization, time base correction, and aspect ratio conversion and forwarding monitoring data to the infrastructure subsystem and network for optimizing network performance and transport of video data to a subscriber premises based on the requirements at the subscriber premises. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for applying internet protocol television (IPTV) services to a subscriber, comprising:
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processing and executing integrated workflow functionality in a content management subsystem for airtime sales, traffic and scheduling and content management of video data comprising at least one of news, branding and ads to be delivered from a video headend to a subscriber premises wherein said content management subsystem is configured to insert at least one of news, branding and ads, and configured to route and switch data and transport video data using subscriber requirements based on what video is to be delivered to a subscriber premises; performing signal processing, ad insertion, routing and switching and IPTV transport services of the video data corresponding to the video data within an infrastructure subsystem based on subscriber requirements, wherein said infrastructure subsystem further comprises a super or regional video headend section comprising circuitry that is configured to convert video data and process the video data digitally without encoding, and a local or regional video headend section configured to receive converted and processed video data from the super or regional video headend section via at least one regional office switch and comprising an encoder and circuitry that is configured to convert video data that had been converted and processed at the super or regional video headend section and process the video data digitally and encode the video data within the encoder before delivery via at least one central office switch to a subscriber premises; transporting video data from the infrastructure subsystem at the video headend across a network to subscriber premises; and monitoring network performance during video delivery to the subscriber premises and controlling the infrastructure subsystem and network for optimizing network performance and video delivery to the subscriber premises from a network management, test and monitoring subsystem that is coupled with the content management and infrastructure subsystems. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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