Server node arrangement and method

• US 10,250,683 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gurulogic Microsystems Oy
• Original Assignee: Gurulogic Microsystems Oy
• Inventors: Karkkainen, Tuomas Mikael, Kalevo, Ossi Mikael, Hakkarainen, Valtteri
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Quang N
• Application Number:
  US14/885,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20160036915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401, 348170, 348571, 714752, 709203, 709206, 709217, 709219, 709223, 709224, 709226, 709228, 709230, 709232, 709238
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19665 Details related to the storage of video surveillance data television signal recording H04N5/76
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 7/30 Compression speech analysis-synthesis for redundancy reduction G10L19/00; for image communication H04N; Expansion; Suppression of unnecessary data, e.g. redundancy reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 7/6047 Power optimization with respect to the encoder, decoder, storage or transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234309 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or from Quicktime to Realvideo conversion of standards in analog television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

A server node arrangement includes a plurality of server nodes. The server node arrangement is coupled via communication network to a plurality of sources of input data, and to one or more output devices. The server node arrangement receives data content from the plurality of sources of input data, and processes the data content to supply to at least a subset of the output devices. The server node arrangement hosts one or more processes which process the data content into a form which is compatible to a native data rendering format of the subset of the output devices. The at least a subset of the output devices are operable to render the data content simultaneously. The server node arrangement provides a system which communicates content data in a more computationally efficient manner, which is capable of saving energy utilization.

Claims

1. A server node arrangement comprising:

a plurality of nodes,

the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are coupled via a communication network to a plurality of source devices of input data, and to one or more output devices, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to receive data content from the plurality of source devices of input data, and to process the data content for supplying to the one or more output devices,

the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to host one or more processes which are operable to;

determine a form which is compatible to a native data rendering format of the one or more output devices, wherein the form includes a native resolution of the one or more output devices, and

process the data content into the determined form and into the native resolution of the one or more output devices,

each of the one or more output devices is operable to render the data content from the plurality of source devices of input data simultaneously and without scaling the processed data content; and

the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to supply the processed data content to the one or more output devices in a manner compatible with a region-of-interest (ROI) of the one or more output devices;

wherein the one or more output devices are operable to define in a message to the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement one or more parameters which define one or more native formats in which the one or more output devices require their data content to be supplied from the server node arrangement;

wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to store data content from the one or more source devices of input data in its original resolution, and supply the data content to the one or more output devices in a format which is compatible with a native format of the one or more output devices;

wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to process data content there through in a manner allowing for dynamically-changeable image rescaling in response to user input at the one or more output devices.

2. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to combine the data content received from the plurality of source devices to generate a combined signal for supplying to the one or more output devices.

3. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of source devices include one or more cameras, and the one or more output devices are operable to render one or more images collected from the one or more cameras simultaneously.

4. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the one or more images are collected from a same camera, thereby showing temporal changes within a given scene.

5. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of source devices include one or more audio sources, and the one or more output devices are operable to render one or more audio signals collected from the one or more audio source devices simultaneously.

6. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to implement the one or more processes as a surveillance system.

7. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to implement the one or more processes as a video conferencing system.

8. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to implement the one or more processes for TV/Video broadcasting/multicasting.

9. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to implement the one or more processes for image browsing via Internet.

10. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement include one or more servers, wherein the one or more servers are, at least in part, implemented in the plurality of source devices.

11. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are implemented, at least in part, in a cloud computing environment.

12. The server node arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data content includes at least one of:

images, video, audio, sensor signal data, text data.

13. A method of processing data in a server node arrangement having a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement being coupled via a communication network to a plurality of source devices of input data, and to one or more output devices, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to receive data content from the plurality of source devices of input data, and to process the data content for supplying to the one or more output devices, the method comprising:

hosting one or more processes at the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement which are operable to;

determine a form which is compatible to a native data rendering format of the one or more output devices, wherein the form includes a native resolution of the one or more output devices, and

process the data content into the determined form and into the native resolution of the one or more output devices;

rendering the data content from the plurality of source devices of input data at each of the one or more output devices simultaneously and without scaling the processed data content;

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to supply the processed data content to the one or more output devices in a manner compatible with a region-of-interest (ROI) of the one or more output devices;

operating the one or more output devices to define in a message to the server node arrangement one or more parameters which define one or more native formats in which the one or more output devices require theft data content to be supplied from the server node arrangement;

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to store data content from the one or more source devices of input data in its original resolution, and supply the data content to the one or more output devices in a format which is compatible with a native format of the one or more output devices; and

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to process data content there through in a manner allowing for dynamically-changeable image rescaling in response to user input at the one or more output devices.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to combine the data content received from the plurality of source devices to generate a combined signal for supplying to the one or more output devices.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises rendering one or more images at the one or more output devices simultaneously, wherein the one or more images are collected from one or more cameras included within the plurality of source devices.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the method further comprises collecting the one or more images from a same camera;

and showing temporal changes within a given scene.

17. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises rendering one or more audio signals at the one or more output devices simultaneously, wherein the one or more audio signals are collected from one or more audio source devices included within the plurality of source devices.

18. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to implement the one or more processes as a surveillance system.

19. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to implement the one or more processes as a video conferencing system.

20. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to implement the one or more processes for TV/Video broadcasting/multicasting.

21. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to implement the one or more processes for image browsing via Internet.

22. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises implementing the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement so as to include one or more servers, wherein the one or more servers are, at least in part, implemented in the plurality of source devices.

23. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement is implemented, at least in part, in a cloud computing environment.

24. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the data content comprises at least one of:

images, video, audio, sensor signal data, text data.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to process data in a server node arrangement having a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement being coupled via a communication network to a plurality of source devices of input data, and to one or more output devices, wherein the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement are operable to receive data content from the plurality of source devices of input data, and to process the data content for supplying to the one or more output devices, by performing the steps of:

steps comprising;

hosting one or more processes at the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement which are operable to;

determine a form which is compatible to a native data rendering format of the one or more output devices, wherein the form includes a native resolution of the one or more output devices, and

process data content into the determined form and into the native resolution of the one or more output devices;

rendering the data content from the plurality of source devices of input data at each of the one or more output devices simultaneously and without scaling the processed data content;

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to supply the processed data content to the one or more output devices in a manner compatible with a region-of-interest (ROI) of the one or more output devices;

operating the one or more output devices to define in a message to the server node arrangement one or more parameters which define one or more native formats in which the one or more output devices require theft data content to be supplied from the server node arrangement;

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to store data content from the one or more source devices of input data in its original resolution, and supply the data content to the one or more output devices in a format which is compatible with a native format of the one or more output devices; and

operating the plurality of nodes of the server node arrangement to process data content there through in a manner allowing for dynamically-changeable image rescaling in response to user input at the one or more output devices.