Audio/Video monitoring service using set-top boxes and application servers
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, running an Open Cable Application Platform (“
OCAP”
) compliant application program;
i) a first identifier of an input device, the input device being situated at a first customer premises equipment location and being capable of generating a first media signal,ii) a second identifier of an output device, the output device being capable of presenting the first media signal to a user, andiii) a trigger condition for evaluating the first media signal, wherein the trigger condition is based upon calendrical time and the server being situated at a location that is different from the first customer premises equipment location;
receiving, at the server, the first media signal originating at the input device represented by the first identifier; and
when the trigger condition is met, the OCAP compliant application program transmitting the first media signal to;
the output device represented by the second identifier during a first predefined period of time, wherein the first predefined period of time is defined in a calendar; and
an output device represented by a third identifier during a second predefined period of time, wherein the second predefined period of time is defined in the calendar.
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Abstract
An audio/video monitoring system is disclosed, comprising a combination of one or more set-top boxes and application servers in a service provider'"'"'s network. The set-top boxes and applications services are part of a multiple services operator'"'"'s (MSO) network, such as that of a cable company. Cameras and/or microphones which are directly connected to a set-top box are the sources of media signals, which the set-top box transmits to an application server. The application server continually receives the media signals from one or more set-top boxes, and determines which subset of the received media signals to forward to a selected output device, such as a television connected to another set-top box or a cellular telephone. The application server then forwards media signals of interest to the output device, such as when motion or a loud noise is detected in a media signal received from the set-top box or boxes.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, running an Open Cable Application Platform (“
OCAP”
) compliant application program;i) a first identifier of an input device, the input device being situated at a first customer premises equipment location and being capable of generating a first media signal, ii) a second identifier of an output device, the output device being capable of presenting the first media signal to a user, and iii) a trigger condition for evaluating the first media signal, wherein the trigger condition is based upon calendrical time and the server being situated at a location that is different from the first customer premises equipment location; receiving, at the server, the first media signal originating at the input device represented by the first identifier; and when the trigger condition is met, the OCAP compliant application program transmitting the first media signal to; the output device represented by the second identifier during a first predefined period of time, wherein the first predefined period of time is defined in a calendar; and an output device represented by a third identifier during a second predefined period of time, wherein the second predefined period of time is defined in the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, running an Open Cable Application Platform (“
OCAP”
) compliant application program;
i) a first identifier of a predetermined output device and ii) a media signal from a set-top box, the output device being situated at a different location than the customer premises equipment location of the set-top box;determining by the OCAP compliant application program whether a trigger condition has been met, wherein the trigger condition is for evaluating the media signal and is based upon calendrical time; and when the trigger condition has been met, the OCAP compliant application program transmitting the media signal to the output device represented by the first identifier during a first predefined period of time and to an output device represented by a second identifier during a second predefined period of time, wherein the first predefined period of time is defined in a calendar and wherein the second predefined period of time is defined in the calendar. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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