Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a mobile streaming adaptor

• US 8,667,162 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chang, Chong-Yie, Yu, Jen-Yu, Lee, Hsin-Hua, Chou, Yeh-Kai
• Primary Examiner(s): Daftuar, Saket K
• Application Number:
  US12/346,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20100169808A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,889 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/218, 709/220, 709/221, 709/222, 709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229, 709/230, 709/231, 709/232, 709/236, 709/237, 709/238, 709/245, 709/246, 709/248, 709/249, 709/200, 709/201, 709/202, 709/203, 725/105, 715/764, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.03, 348/14.05, 348/14.04, 348/14.06, 348/14.07, 348/14.08, 348/14.09, 348/14.1, 348/14.11, 348/14.12, 348/14.13, 348/14.14, 348/14.15, 348/14.16
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An apparatus for providing a mobile streaming adaptor includes a processor configured to receive media content from a remote camera, process the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device, connect to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device. A corresponding computer program product and method are also provided.

Claims

1. A mobile streaming adaptor comprising:

a processor embedded in the mobile streaming adaptor, the processor configured to;

receive media content from a remote camera;

capture, encode and encapsulate the received media content at the mobile streaming adaptor;

generate a service available announcement for transmission to a mobile networked device, the service available announcement indicative of an availability of the mobile streaming adaptor to communicate with the mobile networked device;

receive from the mobile networked device an indication of selection of the mobile streaming adaptor in response to the service available announcement;

provide a service occupied announcement to indicate that the mobile streaming adaptor is no longer available to communicate with another mobile networked device and to prevent the mobile streaming adaptor from receiving a linking request from another mobile networked device;

connect the mobile streaming adaptor to a remote streaming server in response to a valid authentication performed by the mobile networked device; and

stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated media content to the remote streaming server through a network for real-time distribution to a communication device,

wherein both the service available announcement and the service occupied announcement are provided by the mobile streaming adaptor.

2. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process the received media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

3. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process the received media content by processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

4. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process the received media content by being configured to process the received media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

5. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine network congestion status and alter processing based on the determined status.

6. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor configured to stream the encapsulated media content includes providing an IP-based, streaming media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a remote streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

7. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, further comprising a user interface configured to provide a preview of a current video input received from the camera to be provided to the mobile networked device.

23. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to communicate the processed media content to the remote mobile networked device via at least one of a wireless link and wired link.

24. The mobile streaming adaptor of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device based on a system status report, and wherein the system status report provided by the remote streaming server is about network status between the remote streaming server and the mobile networked device.

8. A method comprising:

communicating from a mobile streaming adaptor with a remote mobile networked device through a network connection for accepting a control command;

accepting control commands at the mobile streaming adaptor from the remote mobile networked device to start a capturing, encoding and encapsulating process;

receiving media content at the mobile streaming adaptor from a remote camera;

capturing, encoding and encapsulating the received media content at the mobile streaming adaptor;

providing a service available announcement available for receipt by a mobile networked device, the service available announcement indicative of an availability of the mobile streaming adaptor to communicate with the mobile networked device;

providing a service occupied announcement to indicate that the mobile streaming adaptor is no longer available to communicate with another mobile networked device and to prevent the mobile streaming adaptor from receiving a linking request from another mobile networked device;

receiving from the mobile networked device an indication of selection of the mobile streaming adaptor in response to the service available announcement provided by the mobile streaming adaptor;

connecting the mobile streaming adaptor to a remote streaming server in response to a valid authentication performed by the mobile networked device; and

streaming the encapsulated media content from the mobile streaming adaptor to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated media content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device,

wherein both the service available announcement and the service occupied announcement are provided by the mobile streaming adaptor.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein processing the received media content comprises processing the media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein streaming the encapsulated media content comprises providing the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions for receiving media content at a mobile streaming adaptor from a remote camera;

program code instructions for capturing, encoding and encapsulating the received media content at the mobile streaming adaptor;

program code instructions for providing a service available announcement available for receipt by a mobile networked device, the service available announcement indicative of an availability of the mobile streaming adaptor to communicate with the mobile networked device;

program code instructions for receiving from the mobile networked device an indication of selection of the mobile streaming adaptor in response to the service available announcement;

program code instructions for providing a service occupied announcement to indicate that the mobile streaming adaptor is no longer available to communicate with another mobile networked device and to prevent the mobile streaming adaptor from receiving a linking request from another mobile networked device;

program code instructions for connecting the mobile streaming adaptor to a remote streaming server in response to a valid authentication performed by the mobile networked device; and

program code instructions for streaming the encapsulated media content from the mobile streaming adaptor to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated media content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device,

wherein both the service available announcement and the service occupied announcement are provided by the mobile streaming adaptor.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the media content based on user instruction provided via a user interface of the mobile networked device.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the media content based on a preset configuration.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for processing the received media content include instructions for processing the received media content in real-time based on quality of service parameters provided by the mobile networked device.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for streaming the encapsulated media content include instructions for providing the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for wireless communication of the encapsulated media content to a streaming server unit configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

18. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions for providing control commands, at a controller of a mobile networked device, to a remote mobile streaming adaptor configured to receive media content from a remote camera, the control commands including capturing, encoding and encapsulating of the received media content at the mobile streaming adaptor;

program code instructions for receiving a service available announcement from the mobile streaming adaptor, the service available announcement indicative of the availability of the mobile streaming adaptor to communicate with the mobile networked device;

program code instructions for selecting the mobile streaming adaptor in response to the service available announcement to cause the selected mobile streaming adaptor issue a service occupied announcement;

program code instructions for receiving the service occupied announcement to indicate that the mobile streaming adaptor is no longer available to communicate with another mobile networked device and to prevent the mobile streaming adaptor from receiving a linking request from another mobile networked device;

program code instructions for providing connection of the mobile streaming adaptor to a remote streaming server in response to a valid authentication performed by the mobile networked device upon selection of mobile streaming adaptor;

program code instructions for receiving the processed media content as encapsulated Internet Protocol (IP)-based media content; and

program code instructions for streaming the processed media content to the remote streaming server for real-time distribution to a communication device,

wherein both the service available announcement and the service occupied announcement are provided by the mobile streaming adaptor.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising program code instructions for receiving the control commands by a user interface of the controller.

20. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising program code instructions for determining network congestion status and issue the control commands based on the determined status.

21. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising program code instructions for streaming the media content wirelessly to the streaming server configured to distribute the media content to the communication device.

22. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising program code instructions for providing, by a user interface, a preview of a current video input received from the camera to be provided to the communication device.

25. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising program code instructions for receiving a system status report from the remote streaming server to determine network status between the remote streaming server and the mobile networked device.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 further comprising program code instructions for providing the system status report to the mobile streaming adaptor to configure the mobile streaming adaptor to determine network congestion status and alter processing based on the system status report.