Structuring and displaying encoding parameters, streaming and/or archival group settings and output target setting

• US 9,124,850 B1
• Filed: 09/12/2011
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Elemental Technologies Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stevenson, Davis, Truax, Gregory, Montgomery, David S., Callahan, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Perungavoor, Sath V
• Assistant Examiner(s): PARIKH, DAKSHESH D
• Application Number:
  US13/230,028
• Time in Patent Office: 1,450 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.43, 705/14.64, 705/14.66, 705/14.73, 707/E17.009, 707/999.102, 715/201, 715/702, 715/780, 715/810, 715/815, 715/828
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

An apparatus including a first module and a second module. The first module may be configured to receive video and audio content and process the video and audio content for distribution with video and audio encoding to various media platforms based upon a plurality of predefined settings. The second module may be configured to generate a single-page user interface through which a user may set the predefined settings.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processing units configured to receive video and audio content and process said video and audio content for distribution with video and audio encoding to various media platforms based upon a plurality of predefined settings; and

a user interface generated by said one or more processing units, wherein said user interface is generated as a single-page user interface through which a user sets said predefined settings, said single-page user interface is enabled to expand and collapse areas containing said predefined settings, and when said areas are collapsed said single-page user interface presents a top level structural view enabling said user to visualize all outputs available for a set of streams and output groups of an object model at the same time, with the output groups represented by respective buttons or tabs arranged across a top horizontal dimension of the single-page user interface and the streams represented by areas arranged vertically to allow each stream field to use the entire horizontal width of the single-page user interface.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said predefined settings comprise one or more of encoding parameters, streaming settings, archival group settings, and output target settings.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said predefined settings are configured for one output for each group/stream pair.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said single-page user interface allows multiple output targets to share the same stream settings.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said single-page user interface comprises one or more fields that expand and contract in response to a user input.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus is part of a video and audio distribution system.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said one or more processing units process said content for live streaming.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said one or more processing units comprise a massively parallel video processing system.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said for one or more processing units support one or more of adaptive bit-rate protocols, HTML5, and multiple high definition (HD) streams.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said one or more processing units are configured to connect to distribute encoded video and audio to said various media platforms using one or more of a content distribution network (CDN), a streaming server, and a mobile carrier network.

19. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said single-page user interface encapsulates a conceptual model of multiple output targets across multiple output groups sharing a single set of stream settings.

20. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said single-page user interface is configured to present output group and stream settings in an orthogonal arrangement allowing visualization of said object model.

10. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving video and audio content and processing said video and audio content for distribution with video and audio encoding to various media platforms based upon a plurality of predefined settings; and

means for generating a user interface for said receiving and processing means, wherein said user interface is generated as a single-page user interface through which a user sets said predefined settings, said single-page user interface is enabled to expand and collapse areas containing said predefined settings, and when said areas are collapsed said single-page user interface presents a top level structural view enabling said user to visualize all possible outputs available for a set of streams and output groups of an object model at the same time, with the output groups represented by respective buttons or tabs arranged across a top horizontal dimension of the single-page user interface and the streams represented by areas arranged vertically to allow each stream field to use the entire horizontal width of the single-page user interface.

11. A method for structuring and displaying encoding parameters, streaming and/or archival group settings, and output target setting comprising the steps of:

receiving video and audio content;

processing said video and audio content for distribution with video and audio encoding to various media platforms based upon a plurality of predefined settings; and

generating a user interface, wherein said user interface is generated as a single-page user interface through which said predefined settings are set, said single-page user interface is enabled to expand and collapse areas containing said predefined settings, and when said areas are collapsed said single-page user interface presents a top level structural view enabling a user to visualize all possible outputs available for a set of streams and output groups of an object model at the same time, with the output groups represented by respective buttons or tabs arranged across a top horizontal dimension of the single-page user interface and the streams represented by areas arranged vertically to allow each stream field to use the entire horizontal width of the single-page user interface.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said predefined settings are configured for one output for each group/stream pair.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said single-page user interface allows multiple output targets to share the same stream settings.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein said single-page user interface comprises one or more fields that expand and contract in response to a user input.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein said video and audio content is processed for live streaming.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein said processing is performed using a massively parallel video processing system.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein said processing supports one or more of adaptive bit-rate protocols, HTML5, and multiple high definition (HD) streams.