Apparatus and method for video display and control for portable device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising;
- a mobile client device having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client device being operable to connect to a wireless network and receive video data from a plurality of video sources over the wireless network; and
non-transitory computer readable storage media in said mobile client device having stored thereon a video command application,said video command application being operable to simultaneously display on said touch sensitive display at least a portion of the video data from a predetermined number of said plurality of video sources, said plurality of video sources exceeding said predetermined number of displayed video sources, wherein said plurality of video sources that are not currently displayed on said touch sensitive display are off-screen video sources that are periodically updated with current video data, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data from multiple video sources having multiple differing video formats, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, andsaid video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to change a characteristic of said single video source, and thereby change the video data being generated by the video source, in accordance with the user contact.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for display and control of video data on a mobile device provides simultaneous multiple video data display of groups of video sources and selection of video data for single, larger viewing. Control of the camera source of the video data is provided for the mobile device user, such as by manipulation of a multi-touch sensitive screen to pan, tilt and zoom. Image capture from the video screen and marking of the captured image is provided. Activation of video data streams and groups of video data streams for display on the mobile device is provided by transfer of activation information to the mobile device via email. Notification of events monitored by the video source or by other sensors is sent to users of the mobile devices.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising;
- a mobile client device having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client device being operable to connect to a wireless network and receive video data from a plurality of video sources over the wireless network; and
non-transitory computer readable storage media in said mobile client device having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display on said touch sensitive display at least a portion of the video data from a predetermined number of said plurality of video sources, said plurality of video sources exceeding said predetermined number of displayed video sources, wherein said plurality of video sources that are not currently displayed on said touch sensitive display are off-screen video sources that are periodically updated with current video data, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data from multiple video sources having multiple differing video formats, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, and said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to change a characteristic of said single video source, and thereby change the video data being generated by the video source, in accordance with the user contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a mobile client device having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client device being operable to connect to a wireless network and receive video data from a plurality of video sources over the wireless network; and
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15. An apparatus for display and control of video data, comprising:
- a mobile client device having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client device being operable to connect to a wireless network, and receive video data from a plurality of video sources over the wireless network; and
non-transitory computer readable storage media in said mobile client device having stored thereon a video command application, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display on said touch of said plurality of video sources, said plurality of video sources exceeding said predetermined number of displayed video sources, wherein said plurality of video sources that are not currently displayed on said touch sensitive display are off-screen video sources that are periodically updated with current video data, said video command application being operable to simultaneously display video data from multiple video sources having multiple differing video formats, said video command application being operable to display video data from a single video source on said touch sensitive display, and said video command application being operable to generate command instructions from user contact with said touch sensitive display to change a characteristic of said single video source, and thereby change the video data being generated by the video source, in accordance with the user contact; wherein said video command application is operable to monitor a latency of said wireless network to which said mobile client device is connected, and send a command to at least one of said plurality of video sources to reduce the network bandwidth usage by the video sources, thereby reducing the latency of said network connection, if the latency exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
- a mobile client device having a touch sensitive display, said mobile client device being operable to connect to a wireless network, and receive video data from a plurality of video sources over the wireless network; and
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20. A method of displaying and controlling video data on a mobile client device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving video data, including at least a video feed, over a network connection from a plurality of video sources; displaying the video data, as a simultaneous display of a plurality of video fields on a display panel of the mobile client device; controlling directional movement and video feed rewind of at least one of the plurality of video sources in response to touch contact of the display panel by a user; monitoring latency over the network connection, said monitoring being performed by at least one of the mobile client device or a server; and
transmitting a command from at least one of the mobile client device or the server to a video source to reduce data volume of video data carried over the network if the latency exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein said command to reduce data volume includes at least one of;
reduce resolution of the video signal., increase compression of the video signal, and reduce frame rate of the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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