System and method for enhancing real-time data feeds

• US 7,339,609 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2002
• Issued: 03/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Gong, Hubert Le Van, Gibbs, Simon
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo; Tung
• Assistant Examiner(s): SENFI, BEHROOZ M
• Application Number:
  US10/215,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20030030727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,035 Days
• Field of Search: 348/143, 348/208, 348/241, 348/148, 348/239, 348/158, 348/578, 348/598, 348/589, 348/600, 348/159, 348/153, 348/584, 348/591, 348/587, 348/171, 348/172, 348/157, 348/557, 348/61, 348/169, 348/155, 382/104, 382/307, 382/154, 382/275, 382/141, 386/107, 396/429, 463/40, 463/41, 463/42, 725/105
• US Class Current: 348/157
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

The invention illustrates a system and method of processing an instrumentation data stream comprising: a sensor for generating an instrumentation data stream; a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and a normalization module configured for formatting portions of the instrumentation data stream into a common standard.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a sensor for generating a performance instrumentation data stream, wherein the performance instrumentation data stream comprises measurement data for a real event;

a data collector configured for receiving the performance instrumentation data steam;

a normalization module configured for formatting portions of the performance instrumentation data stream into a common standard;

a stream description module configured for adding a meta data tag to the performance instrumentation data stream, wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the performance instrumentation data stream;

a filtering module configured for selectively removing portions of the performance instrumentation data stream;

a categorization module for grouping segments of the performance instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the performance instrumentation data stream; and

a multiplexer module configured for combining the performance instrumentation data stream with a corresponding video data stream for the real event.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the common standard is a measurement in a common unit of measurement.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the common unit of measurement is one of the temperatures, velocities, distances, forces, and angles.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the normalization module is configured to resample the performance instrumentation data stream into a single data rate.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the filtering module is further configured for generating extrapolation data for incorporation within the performance instrumentation data stream to replace a defective portion of the performance instrumentation data stream.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sensor is incorporated within a video camera.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the sensor captures one of the plurality of positional data and force data.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a performance instrumentation data stream from a plurality of sensors, wherein the performance instrumentation data stream comprises measurement data for a real event;

generating a modified performance instrumentation data stream in response to receiving the performance instrumentation data stream, wherein generating comprises;

normalizing the performance instrumentation stream data into a common standard,

adding a meta data tag to the performance instrumentation data stream, wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the performance instrumentation data stream,

selectively removing portions of the performance instrumentation data stream,

categorizing segments of the performance instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the performance instrumentation data stream, and

multiplexing the performance instrumentation data stream with a corresponding video data stream for the real event; and

transmitting the modified performance instrumentation data stream.

9. The method according to claim 8 wherein the common standard is a measurement in a common unit of measurement.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein normalizing further comprises resampling the performance instrumentation data stream into a single data rate.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the filtering further comprises generating extrapolation data for incorporation within the performance instrumentation data stream to replace a defective portion of the performance instrumentation data stream.

12. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

receiving a performance instrumentation data stream from a plurality of sensors, wherein the performance instrumentation data stream composes measurement data for a real event;

generating a modified performance instrumentation data stream in response to receiving the instrumentation data stream, wherein generating comprises;

normalizing the performance instrumentation stream data into a common standard,

adding a meta data tag to the performance instrumentation data stream, wherein the meta data tag describes a data type within the performance instrumentation data stream,

selectively removing portions of the performance instrumentation data stream,

categorizing segments of the performance instrumentation data stream based on a description of each of the segments of the performance instrumentation data stream, and

multiplexing the performance instrumentation data stream with a corresponding video data stream for the real event; and

transmitting the modified performance instrumentation data stream.