33results about "Information relaying from field pickup units" patented technology

A situational awareness system includes a first local network having a plurality of digital communication devices, each device capable of gathering information pertinent to an area in proximity of the device and providing information to a control station capable of collaborating the information and provide such information to the devices on the local network; a first regional network having a plurality of local networks, including the first local network, within an area of responsibility, the first regional network having a regional control station capable of collaborating information from the devices and provide said information to devices on the local network; and a central network having a plurality of regional networks including the first regional network, the central network having a central control station capable of collaborating information from the regional control stations and provide the information to devices on a local network.

The mobil base station is disclosed having a computer readable storage medium for information and mobil wireless communication circuitry for performing wireless communication with a user in its broadcast area. In a complimentary configuration, the user has a terminal with a computer readable storage medium for storing information and terminal wireless communication circuitry for cooperating with the mobil wireless communication circuitry to facilitate wireless communication therebetween. The mobil base station performs a wireless transfer of information by moving to the user's particular geographical area such that its broadcast area includes the user's terminal. Using the mobil wireless communication circuitry and the terminal wireless communication circuitry, a wireless communication link is established. A transfer of information then occurs between the storage medium of the mobile base station and the storage medium of the terminal via the wireless communication link.

A computer-implemented method and system allows a remote computer user to listen to teams in a race event. The method includes receiving audio signals from a plurality of audio sources at the race event; transmitting at least some of the audio signals to a remote computer; and filtering the audio signals as a function of the source of at least some of the audio signals so that at least some of the audio signals are not played by the remote computer and heard by the user.

A method of obtaining video information pertaining to an event includes the steps of obtaining the location of an event, transmitting the location of the event to members of an organization, receiving a video transmission of the event from a cellular telephone operated by at least one member of the organization, and posting at least a portion of the video transmission on a site on a network

A director / camera communication system for wireless multi-camera video production incorporating software to manage multiple electronic devices, including video capture devices, enable wireless communications therebetween, and provide video editing functionality.

A method and system for airing broadcast signals is disclosed. Preferably, the system includes a production truck interface panel receiving a broadcast signal. A transmission relay circuit relays the signal from the interface panel to a broadcast network, and preferably including a broadcast signal detection circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The detection circuit determines a signal type of the broadcast signal, and the signal processing circuit processes the determined signal type. The system preferably further includes an operations control station displaying the determined type of broadcast signal. The method for airing broadcast signals over the broadcast network preferably includes the steps of providing the broadcast signal to the transmission relay circuit, detecting the broadcast signal type with the broadcast signal sensing and discerning circuit; and reconfiguring the signal processing circuit when the configuration of the signal processing circuit does not support transmission of the determined broadcast signal type.

A rocket-powered race for entertaining spectators wherein computer-generated images are optionally provided to at-least partially define a race-course.

A receiver for receiving a broadcast channel comprising a spectrum analyzer physically integrated into the receiver and operative to receive an intermediate frequency signal and process the spectral contents of the receive signal.

The present invention provides methods and apparatus for designing image capture orientations for specific performance venues and manners of presenting designs for image capture at specific venues.

The invention relates to a Bi-directional digital TV video on demand realizing device with a PON (Passive Optical Network) and IPQAM (Internet Protocol Quadrature Amplitude Modulator) structure, in particular to a device which realizes space division multiplexing by extending the PON and downwards moving the IPQAM. The traditional IPQAM product arranged in a centre machine room or front machine room occupies more frequency bandwidth resources of a coaxial cable to cause a great waste of analog bandwidth. The IPQAM is moved from the centre machine room or the front machine room to a cell or light station, thereby multiplexing the frequency bandwidth resources of the coaxial cable and completely solving the problem of insufficient frequency resources of a coaxial cable network. With the technical scheme, space division multiplexing can be realized by downwards moving IPQAM equipment, the frequency utilization ratio of an HFC (Hybrid Fiber and Coax) network is greatly increased, and an optimal video transmission scheme is provided for the integration of three networks. The Bi-directional digital TV video on demand realizing device can be widely applied to occasions such as video on-demand, bi-direction interactive TV and the like.

Systems and methods for broadcasting media content include recording the media content by a mobile device and monitoring the recording to determine whether a threshold has been reached. The recorded content is segmented into chunks that can be encoded, compressed, and uploaded to a server for broadcasting to a specified list of recipients. The recorded chunks can be deleted from the mobile device once a confirmation is received from the server that the chunk was received.

The invention discloses a musical instrument wireless transmission system based on 2.4G wireless digital audio technology which includes a musical instrument wireless emitter and a wireless receiver. The emitter and the receiver are matched into a receiving / transmitting system; the system uses self-adaptive frequency hopping technology in international 2.4G ISM frequency band, can automatic avoid strong jamming frequency band, and has high audio transmission quality and stronger communication confidentiality; the musical instrument wireless emitter includes musical instrument pickup device part, audio preprocessor part, AD convertor part, coding demodulation part, RF transmitting part, LCD display part and electrical source part; the musical instrument wireless receiver includes RF receiver part, demodulation decoding part, DA convertor part, audio output processing part, USB recording access part, LCD state display part and electrical source part. The musical instrument wireless transmission system solves problems of large noise and wiring in disorder caused by traditional audio cable connection in stage; conveniences of wireless connection abandons cable that limits bandsman move in musical instrument thoroughly, gives enough free acting space to bandsman.

A duplex communications device provides full duplex audio and video communications between a first location and a second location. The device includes a transceiver unit at the first location configured to transmit audio and video data over a wireless network to the second location where a broadcast studio may be located. The transceiver unit is further configured to receive audio and / or video data sent over the wireless network from the second location back to the first location. The audio and / or video data is provided to at least one of an on-air talent and a cameraperson located at the first location.

A wireless audio transmission system includes: a transmitter having a microphone and a modulator-transmitter transmitting a radio wave modulated by an audio signal from the microphone; a receiver having a receiver-demodulator demodulating the audio signal after receiving the radio wave transmitted from the transmitter, outputting the audio signal demodulated by the receiver-demodulator to the outside of the receiver; and a video camera into which the audio signal output from the receiver is input, wherein the receiver has a detector detecting frequencies of a radio wave not being used by other devices based on a reception level of the radio wave received by the receiver-demodulator and outputs available frequency information indicating the frequencies detected by the detector to the video camera, and the video camera has a controller causing the available frequency information input from the receiver to be displayed on a display unit attached to the video camera.

A method and system for airing broadcast signals is disclosed. Preferably, the system includes a production truck interface panel receiving a broadcast signal. A transmission relay circuit relays the signal from the interface panel to a broadcast network, and preferably including a broadcast signal detection circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The detection circuit determines a signal type of the broadcast signal, and the signal processing circuit processes the determined signal type. The system preferably further includes an operations control station displaying the determined type of broadcast signal. The method for airing broadcast signals over the broadcast network preferably includes the steps of providing the broadcast signal to the transmission relay circuit, detecting the broadcast signal type with the broadcast signal sensing and discerning circuit; and reconfiguring the signal processing circuit when the configuration of the signal processing circuit does not support transmission of the determined broadcast signal type.

A system for processing video input having a media content switcher at one location, one or more video signal sources at a second location, and a control client at a third location. The control client is connected to the media content switcher via a public network and providing an interface to a user for controlling the selection of one or more video signals from the sources and the processing of the one or more signals with one or more media effects. A latency monitoring element may provide monitoring of latency of different network paths of the public network and direct video signals over one or more chosen paths to minimize latency of the source signals.

A duplex communications system includes a device that provides full duplex audio and video communications between a first location and a second location. The device includes a transceiver unit at the first location configured to transmit audio and video data over a wireless network to the second location where a broadcast studio may be located. The transceiver unit is further configured to receive audio and / or video data sent over the wireless network from the second location back to the first location. The audio and / or video data is provided to at least one of an on-air talent and a cameraperson located at the first location.

The present invention discloses an audio wireless transmission method, a public media audio transmission device and a mobile terminal. The method comprises the steps of the public media audio transmission device receiving simulated audio signals from public media devices; the public media audio transmission device coding the received simulated audio signals; the public media audio transmission device transmitting the coded simulated audio signals to a mobile terminal matching the public media audio transmission device. According to the present invention, by inducing a public media audio transmission device which can transfers audio signals from public media devices to a mobile terminal, users can receive sounds from public media devices through the mobile terminal without being influenced by noise, therefore, advertising effect of public media devices is greatly improved by solving the problem of bad advertising effect of public media devices in a correlation technique; uses can loiter about by listening clear media programs when waiting in a public place, therefore, functions of a mobile terminal is enriched and user experience is advanced.

THe present invention provides a wireless audio transfer system and a wireless microphone. The wireless audio transfer system that includes an audio transmitting apparatus including a microphone and a modulating / transmitting unit for transmitting radio waves modulated using an audio signal from the microphone, an audio receiving apparatus including a receiving / demodulating unit for receiving the radio waves and demodulating the audio signal, and an audio output terminal for outputting the audio signal demodulated by the receiving / demodulating unit. The system further includes an image pickup apparatus including an audio input terminal for inputting the audio signal. In the system, the audio transmitting apparatus includes a detecting unit for detecting distortion of an audio signal and a data transmitting unit for transmitting status data, the audio receiving apparatus includes a first communication terminal and a data processing unit for obtaining the status data from the received radio waves and outputting the status data from the first communication terminal, and the image pickup apparatus includes a second communication terminal for inputting the status data outputted from the first communication terminal, a display unit, and a first control unit for displaying whether audio distortion is present at the audio transmitting apparatus.

Apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least perform: determining whether a further apparatus is capturing an audio signal neighbouring the apparatus; determining a capture characteristic based on whether the further apparatus is capturing an audio signal neighbouring the apparatus; and capturing the audio signal based on the capture characteristic.

Disclosed is a wireless receiving apparatus. The wireless receiving apparatus includes a connector including a plurality of terminals a predetermined terminal of which is assigned as an identification terminal for identifying an electronic appliance connected to the connector, and a circuit for generating an identification signal of a level corresponding to a voltage level of the predetermined terminal when the electronic appliance is connected to the connector, and for identifying the electronic appliance connected to the connector based on the level of the identification signal.

The invention discloses a multi-channel audio and video network processing system that is used for social culture and art communication and comprises at least one mike and one receiver. The receiver is connected with the mike in a wireless way. The receiver comprises a processing unit, a playing unit, a storage unit and a communication unit. The mike is used for collecting voice from a sound source, converting the voice to a wireless digital signal, and emitting the wireless digital signal to the receiver. The processing unit of the receiver is used for controlling the communication unit to receive the wireless digital signals from a plurality of mikes, processing the wireless digital signals, controlling the storage unit to store audio information obtained after the processing, and controlling the playing unit to play the audio information. The processing unit is further used for controlling the communication unit to upload the audio information to a network.

This data reception apparatus includes a first buffer capable of retaining a received packet at least in units of error correction blocks and a first controller that requests a transmission apparatus to retransmit a lost packet in the error correction block retained in the first buffer and performs processing of recovering the lost packet, and reads, from the first buffer, the error correction block at a point of time at which each of a plurality of particular data correction-allowed times different from each other elapses, performs error correction on each error correction block read at each point of time, and outputs each error correction result.

Disclosed is a technique for effectively transmitting a plurality of contents under circumstances where a minimum required QoS has been ensured. According to this technique, with respect to a plurality of contents to be transmitted to a data reception device, two or more contents are set as main contents, and the remaining contents are set as standby contents. One of the two or more main contents is set as broadcasting content which is actually broadcasted, and the remaining main content is set as switching content. The data transmission device transmits the two main contents to the data reception device through a high-quality line (a main content line), and transmits the remaining standby contents to the data reception device through a low-quality line (a proxy data transmission line) of lower quality than the main content line. Content is switched through a change between the broadcasting content and the switching content and through a change between the switching content and the standby content.

Disclosed is a technique for realizing efficient transmission of a plurality of contents under the condition that a minimum required QoS is ensured. According to the technique, two or more contents are set as main content, and the remaining content is set as fallback content. In addition, one of the two or more main contents is set as the broadcast content to be actually broadcast, and the remaining main contents are set as conversion contents. The data transmission device transmits the two main contents to the data receiving device through a high-quality line (main content line), and transmits the remaining backup content to the data receiving device through a low-quality line (proxy data transmission line) whose quality is lower than that of the main content line. Data receiving device. In addition, the conversion of the content is carried out by switching between the content for broadcasting and the content for conversion, and switching between the content for conversion and the content for backup.