5G Live Media Production Service Provisioning via Segmented APIs
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Solution Overview
Problem
The 5G system lacks the necessary application programming interfaces (APIs) to support the live media production function (LMPF) as an application function, specifically for provisioning user equipment (UE) configuration, monitoring event configuration, and delivering real-time remote control commands.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves providing methods that support the required APIs for LMPF to access the 5G network, including UE configuration updates, event monitoring, and real-time remote control commands. This involves the LMPF acting as an application function to trigger UE configuration updates, perform event monitoring and configuration, and send real-time commands to devices or groups of devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the 5G system implements comprehensive APIs for LMPF (UE configuration provisioning, event monitoring, real-time remote control), then the functionality and versatility of live media production service is improved, but the system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the LMPF service into distinct functional modules: UE configuration provisioning (separate API for configuration data delivery), event monitoring (separate API for event detection and reporting), and real-time remote control (separate API for command delivery). Each module operates independently with its own configuration and data flow, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components including a configuration data generator that creates configuration data from multiple parameter sources, event monitoring intermediaries that bridge UE events and network functions, and command intermediaries that relay real-time control commands. These intermediaries simplify the interaction between LMPF and the 5G core network, managing complexity through layered architecture.
2Manufacturing precision
If the system processes multiple types of parameters (configuration, media, device parameters) for UE configuration updates, then the precision and completeness of service provisioning is improved, but the processing time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-generating configuration data that consolidates multiple parameter types (configuration parameters, media parameters including media type/format/compression, and device parameters including camera settings) into a unified structure before delivery to the UE. This pre-processing reduces the time required for actual configuration application and minimizes processing delays during service deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by dynamically adjusting configuration data based on service requirements, transforming raw parameters into optimized configuration sets. The system selectively activates and deactivates parameter groups according to specific LMPF needs, reducing processing overhead while maintaining configuration completeness and precision.
3Measurement precision
If the UE monitors multiple events with location parameters, operating status parameters, and action item parameters, then the monitoring capability and event detection accuracy is improved, but the device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by enabling event monitoring with different parameter sets for different event types and locations. The system configures specific monitoring parameters (location parameters, operating status parameters, action item parameters) based on local service requirements rather than uniformly across all UEs and events. This selective monitoring reduces device complexity and power consumption while maintaining high detection accuracy where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by activating only the necessary subset of event monitoring parameters for each specific LMPF scenario. Rather than continuously monitoring all possible events with full parameter sets, the system selectively enables monitoring based on current service demands, reducing computational overhead and device complexity while maintaining sufficient detection accuracy for active services.
4Speed
If the system delivers real-time remote control commands to devices or groups of devices, then the control capability and response time is improved, but the network complexity and command management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a unified real-time remote control API that handles both individual device commands and group device commands through the same interface and protocol. The command management system provides multi-functional capabilities including broadcast commands to groups, targeted commands to specific devices, and automated command routing based on device state. This universal approach reduces command management complexity while maintaining fast response times through efficient command delivery mechanisms.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for provisioning live media services. For example, a method may include receiving, at a user equipment (UE), configuration data for the UE. The configuration data may be based on one or more parameters from among a plurality of different types of parameters and generated in response to a UE configuration update being initiated. The method may also include executing, at the UE, the configuration data to enable the UE to provision a live media production service.