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Network-extensible reconfigurable media appliance

  • US 7,827,140 B2
  • Filed: 08/09/2007
  • Issued: 11/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Media digital television processor comprising:

  • means for processing a first audio or visual stream; and

    means for processing a second audio or visual stream;

    wherein the first or second stream is processed according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point;

    wherein the first or second stream is provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided by a digital television processor using programmable digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, wherein the converted stream is associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization thereby enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce a media project or reconstruct a covered event, whereby such distributed group serves effectively as a mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner;

    wherein said digital effects processing programmably authenticates digital television streaming by encrypting or decrypting one or more synchronized stream using key data structure fields comprising encryption or decryption keys, and identifying facial, emotion or voice recognition of one or more synchronized stream using identifier data structure fields comprising recognition feature identifiers, whereby such key or identifier data structure fields programmably enable authentication of one or more digital television content, device or user synchronized for authenticated processing digital television streaming within the distributed group of the mobile reconfigurable effects studio.

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