Broadcast control
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1. A broadcast control apparatus for visual data, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen display panel operable to receive and display live visual streams of video data simultaneously in real time from a plurality of visual sources, where the touch screen display panel is configurable to display the live visual streams of video data indicative of each of the plurality of visual sources on a different window of the touch screen display panel; and
a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register;
whereby video data from at least one of the received and simultaneously displayed visual sources is selectable for use by finger pressure on an associated window of the touch screen display panel and the selected video data is modifiable in accordance with a retrieved control function, andwhere a transition between video data from a first visual source and video data from a second visual source is effected by applying finger pressure on a first window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the first visual source in real time and dragging the first visual source directly to a second window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the second visual source in real time.
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Abstract
A broadcast control apparatus for visual data includes a touch screen (32, 34) display panel operable to receive and display visual data simultaneously in real time from a plurality of visual sources. It also includes a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register. The visual data from at least one of the visual sources is selectable for use by finger pressure on the associated portion of the touch screen (32, 34) display panel and the selected data is modifiable in accordance with the retrieved control function.
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64 Claims
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1. A broadcast control apparatus for visual data, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen display panel operable to receive and display live visual streams of video data simultaneously in real time from a plurality of visual sources, where the touch screen display panel is configurable to display the live visual streams of video data indicative of each of the plurality of visual sources on a different window of the touch screen display panel; and a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register; whereby video data from at least one of the received and simultaneously displayed visual sources is selectable for use by finger pressure on an associated window of the touch screen display panel and the selected video data is modifiable in accordance with a retrieved control function, and where a transition between video data from a first visual source and video data from a second visual source is effected by applying finger pressure on a first window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the first visual source in real time and dragging the first visual source directly to a second window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the second visual source in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A broadcast control apparatus for the recording and replay of visual data, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen display panel operable to simultaneously and instantaneously playback more than one stream of video data from a storage unit, the video data sourced from a plurality of visual sources, where the touch screen display panel is configurable to display each of respective streams of video data on a different window of the touch screen display panel; a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register; and a control panel in communication with the touch screen panels, the control panel including a plurality of programmable keys, each one of which is able to be programmed to retrieve a control function; whereby a specified stream of video data from the storage unit to be selected for instant control and playback by way of finger pressure on an associated window of the touch screen display panel and modified in accordance with a retrieved control function, and respective streams of video data from the storage unit are configurable on the touch screen display panel and are resizable depending on the number of streams of video data displayed, where the touch screen graphical panel is operable to build playlists and sequences, and where a sequence is built by effecting a transition between video data from a first visual source and video data from a second visual source, whereby finger pressure is applied on a first window associated portion of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the first visual source in real time and dragging the first visual source directly to a second window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the second visual source in real time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for broadcast control comprising:
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a first apparatus comprising a touch screen display panel operable to receive and display live visual streams of video data simultaneously in real-time from the plurality of visual sources, where the touch screen display panel is configurable to display the live visual streams of video data indicative of each of the plurality of visual sources on a different window of the touch screen display panel; and
a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register;whereby video data from at least one of the received and simultaneously displayed visual sources is selectable for use by finger pressure on an associated window of the touch screen display panel and the selected video data is modifiable in accordance with a retrieved control function; a storage unit for storing live visual streams of video data from the plurality of visual sources; a second apparatus comprising a touch screen display panel operable to simultaneously playback more than one stream of video data from the storage unit and to produce an output;
a touch screen graphical panel for the retrieval of control functions from a control function register; and
a control panel in communication with the touch screen panels, the control panel including a plurality of programmable keys, each one of which is able to be programmed with a retrieved digital video effect;
wherebyplayback of video data from the storage unit is able to be modified in accordance with a retrieved control function; whereby the first apparatus is operable to edit selected modified data with output from the second apparatus for transmission, and where a transition between video data from a first visual source and video data from a second visual source are effected by applying finger pressure on a first window of the touch screen display panel of the first apparatus that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the first visual source in real time and dragging the first visual source directly to a second window of the touch screen display panel of the first apparatus that displays a live visual stream of video data representing the second visual source in real time. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for broadcast control using stored control functions in a control function register, the method comprising:
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receiving and displaying on a touch screen display panel of a first apparatus live visual streams of video data simultaneously in real time from a plurality of visual sources, the touch screen display panel configured to display the live visual streams of video data indicative of each of the plurality of visual sources on a different window of the touch screen display panel; selecting video data from at least one of the received and simultaneously displayed visual sources by finger pressure on an associated window of the touch screen display panel of the firs apparatus; retrieving a control function from the control function register; modifying the selected video data with the retrieved control function to produce a first output and cueing the first output for transmission; and effecting a transition between video data from a first visual source and video data from a second visual source by applying finger pressure on a first window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representative of the first visual source in real time and dragging the first visual source directly to a second window of the touch screen display panel that displays a live visual stream of video data representative of the second visual source in real time. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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