Method and system for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signal

• US 9,584,878 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yong Lu
• Original Assignee: Yong Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Heather
• Application Number:
  US13/995,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20130272680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,958 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Embodiments of present invention provide a method and system for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signals. The method comprises acquiring one and/or more audio signals and one and/or more video signals or the one program collected by one and/or more audio and video collection terminals; editing and integrating the one and/or more audio signals and the one and/or more video signals or the one program on a network platform, and then broadcasting; selecting among the one and/or more audio signals and the one and/or more video signals for the one program at a receiving terminal, and receiving the selected audio signal and video signal.

Claims

1. A method for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signals, comprising:

collecting multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or one audio signal and multiple video signals, or multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program by using multiple audio and video collecting terminals;

registering the multiple audio and video collecting terminals, said registering is to confirm identity of one or more possessors of the multiple audio and video collecting terminals, wherein the identity of the one or more possessors is used so as to time and bill broadcast contents such that the one or more possessors are paid for the collecting;

acquiring the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program collected by the registered multiple audio and video collecting terminals on a network platform separating from the multiple audio and video collecting terminals; and

treating the audio and video signals collected by unregistered audio and video collecting terminals as candidate signals;

editing and integrating the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program on the network platform, and then broadcasting to a receiving terminal separating from the multiple audio and video collecting terminals and the network platform the edited and integrated multiple signals; and

selecting from the received multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or the received one audio signal and multiple video signals, or the received multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program at the receiving terminal, and presenting the selected audio signal and video signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by each audio and video collecting terminal, the collected audio signals and video signals for the one program to the network platform for editing and integrating via a high-speed broadband transmission network by using a high-speed broadband network communication module, wherein the high-speed broadband transmission network includes one or more of a television transmission network, a telecommunication transmission network, and an interconnection network that includes a 3G network or a 4G network.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the editing and integrating comprises one or more of registering the audio and video collecting terminals, inserting audio and video resources, censoring the audio and video resources, monitoring the audio and video resources, and billing the audio and video resources, wherein inserting audio and video resources is used to insert advertisements and/or accompanying sound.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the editing and integrating the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program at the network platform and then broadcasting to the receiving terminal separating from the multiple audio and video collecting terminals and the network platform the edited and integrated multiple signals comprises:

acquiring usable audio signals and video signals for the one program by filtering the audio signals and video signals for the one program collected by each registered audio and video collecting terminal and filtering the audio and video signals collected by the unregistered audio and video collecting terminals and taken as the candidate signals;

broadcasting to the receiving terminal the usable audio signals and video signals;

acquiring information about the selected audio signal and video signal at the receiving terminal, and timing and billing the selected audio signal and video signal.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the edited and integrated multiple signals comprise plural video signals and plural audio signals for the one program.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the edited and integrated multiple signals are broadcasted to the receiving terminal in one channel;

and

the selecting from the received multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or the received one audio signal and multiple video signals, or the received multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program at the receiving terminal is performed by selecting, at the receiving terminal, from the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal broadcasted in said one channel for the one program.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiple video signals are multi-perspective pictures.

8. A system for collecting, transmitting, editing and integrating, broadcasting, and receiving signals, comprising:

an audio and video acquiring unit configured to collect multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or one audio signal and multiple video signals, or multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program by using multiple audio and video collecting terminals, and acquire the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program collected by the multiple audio and video collecting terminals on a network platform;

a resource integrating and interacting unit configured to register the audio and video collecting terminals, said register is to confirm identity of one or more possessors of the multiple audio and video collecting terminals, wherein the identity of the one or more possessors is used so as to time and bill broadcast contents such that the one or more possessors are paid for the collecting, acquire the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program collected by the registered multiple audio and video collecting terminals on a network platform separating from the multiple audio and video collecting terminals and, treat the audio and video signals collected by unregistered audio and video collecting terminals as candidate signals, and edit and integrate the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program on the network platform, and then broadcast to a receiving terminal separating from the multiple audio and video collecting terminals and the network platform and the edited and integrated multiple signals; and

a receiving unit configured to select from the received multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or the received one audio signal and multiple video signals, or the received multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program at the receiving terminal, and present the selected audio signal and video signal.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the audio and video acquiring unit is further configured to transmit the collected multiple audio signals and multiple video signals, or the collected one audio signal and multiple video signals, or the collected multiple audio signals and one video signal for the one program to the network platform for editing and integrating by using a high-speed broadband network communication module of each audio/video collecting terminal via a high-speed broadband transmission network, wherein the high-speed broadband transmission network includes one or more of a television transmission network, a telecommunication transmission network, and an interconnection network that includes a 3G network or a 4G network.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the resource integrating and interacting unit is specifically configured to edit and integrate the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal for the one program, said editing and integrating comprises one or more of registering the audio and video collecting terminals, inserting audio and video resources, censoring the audio and video resources, monitoring the audio and video resources, and billing the audio and video resources, wherein inserting audio/video resources is used to inserts advertisements and/or accompanying sound.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the resource integrating and interacting unit is further configured to acquire usable audio signals and video signals for the one program by filtering the audio signals and video signals for the one program collected by each registered audio and video collecting terminal and filtering the audio and video signals collected by the unregistered audio and video collecting terminals and taken as the candidate signals, and broadcast the usable audio signals and video signals to the receiving terminal, acquire information about the selected audio signal and video signal at the receiving terminal, and time and bill the selected audio signal and video signal.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the edited and integrated multiple signals comprise plural video signals and plural audio signals for the one program.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the resource integrating and interacting unit is further configured to broadcast to the receiving terminal the edited and integrated multiple signals in one channel;

and

the receiving unit is further configured to select, at the receiving terminal, from the multiple audio signals and the multiple video signals, or the one audio signal and the multiple video signals, or the multiple audio signals and the one video signal broadcasted in said one channel for the one program.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the multiple video signals are multi-perspective pictures.