Channel Path Display Server for Video Network Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing complex video networks with multiple national and local channels is challenging due to the complexity of equipment and channel paths, requiring effective systems to display and manage channel paths efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a channel path display server that receives selected channel information, determines associated equipment, and displays status and port-level details, enabling users to browse equipment inventories and visualize channel paths, including connections and port details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a video network provides multiple national and local channels through complex equipment and channel paths, then the network's functionality and coverage are improved, but the complexity of managing and displaying channel paths increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex channel path information into hierarchical levels (network level, equipment level, port level). Each level displays specific relevant information, breaking down the overwhelming complexity into manageable segments that administrators can navigate systematically through drill-down functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a graphical visualization dimension to channel path management. Instead of traditional text-based or flat displays, the system creates visual representations of channel paths showing equipment connections, signal flow directions, and port relationships in spatial arrangement, making complex relationships easier to comprehend.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If detailed equipment and port-level information is displayed for channel paths, then troubleshooting and management capabilities are improved, but the information processing and display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different levels of detail in different contexts. At the network level, high-level channel routing is shown. When an administrator drills down to equipment level, detailed port information and connection status are displayed. This ensures that detailed information is processed and displayed only where needed, rather than overwhelming the entire system with maximum detail everywhere.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested display structure where network-level views contain equipment-level views, which in turn contain port-level views. Administrators can drill down from general to specific by selecting equipment or ports in the display, with each level nested within the previous level. This nested organization allows detailed information to be accessed systematically without processing all details simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
A device may provide for display equipment associated with a channel path of a video network, receive selection of one of the equipment, provide for display the selected equipment, receive selection of a port of the selected equipment, and provide for display other equipment of the video network connected to the selected port.