Methods for deploying video monitoring applications and services across heterogenous networks

• US 7,679,649 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2005
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Straight Path IP Group, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Droplet Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Ralston, John D., Saunders, Steven E., Kolarov, Krasimir D.
• Primary Examiner(s): VILLECCO, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US11/250,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085534A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.1, 348/211.99, 348/211.2, 348/211.3, 348/445, 725/105, 455/410, 455/411, 455/422, 455/444, 455/446, 342/457
• US Class Current: 348/211.3
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 7/40 Conversion to or from variable length codes, e.g. Shannon-Fano code, Huffman code, Morse code
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 7/4006 Conversion to or from arithmetic code
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/00 Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/115 Selection of the code volume for a coding unit prior to coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/12 Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/124 Quantisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/136 Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/176 the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/18 the unit being a set of transform coefficients
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/187 the unit being a scalable video layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/1887 the unit being a variable length codeword
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/20 using video object coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/30 using hierarchical techniques, e.g. scalability H04N19/63 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/60 using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/61 in combination with predictive coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/645 by grouping of coefficients into blocks after the transform
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/90 using coding techniques not provided for in groups H04N19/10-H04N19/85, e.g. fractals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/91 Entropy coding, e.g. variable length coding [VLC] or arithmetic coding
• 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 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 : Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 : involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 : Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 : Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 : between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 : between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 : on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 : using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 : with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 : from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 : for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 : involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 : using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

Methods for the deployment of an image servicing platform over a mobile wireless network are described. A mobile multimedia service controller (MMSC) includes a video gateway that is capable of transcoding among different video formats supported by an imaging service platform. The MMSC can be connected over a network to a download server that provides updates to a transcoder application and a video image application.

Claims

1. A method of deploying an imaging service platform comprising the steps of:

providing a transcoder application on a first download server area connected to a network;

signaling the network that the transcoder application is available for deployment; and

deploying the transcoder application over the network from the first download server to a video gateway located on the network;

providing a mobile video imaging application on a second download server area connected to a network;

signaling a video-enabled device connected to the network that the mobile video imaging application is available for deployment; and

deploying the mobile video imaging application over the network from the second download server to the video-enabled device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second download server areas are located on the same server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second download server areas are located on different servers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video-enabled device communicates with the network wirelessly.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video imaging application includes an encoder.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the video imaging application includes a decoder.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video imaging application includes an encoder and a decoder.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video imaging application includes a decoder and compressed video data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transcoder application serves to transcode between a first video format to a second video format.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the deploying step includes deploying a joint source channel coding component operable to adjust in real time at least one of a source encoder, channel encoder or a rate controller based on changes in the available bandwidth and/or error information received at the video-enabled device.