Mobile Streaming Adaptor Offloads Media Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile network and camera phone-based streaming solutions face limitations in quality due to optical, image sensor, microphone, battery life, and computing power constraints, making high-quality streaming video services challenging.
Innovation Solution
A mobile streaming adaptor device that processes media content from a remote camera, encodes, and streams it to a remote server via a mobile network, offloading processing from the mobile device to preserve its resources and enhance streaming capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If media content processing is performed on mobile devices, then streaming functionality is achieved, but battery life and computing resources are depleted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the media processing functions (capture, encode, encapsulate) from the mobile device and relocates them to a dedicated streaming adapter device. This separation allows the mobile device to serve only as a communication relay, preserving its battery and computing resources while maintaining streaming functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The streaming adapter acts as an intermediary device between the camera and the mobile device. It receives media content from the camera, processes it through encoding and encapsulation, then transmits it via the mobile device's network connection, thereby mediating the complex processing tasks away from the mobile device.
2Manufacturing precision
If high-quality media processing is implemented, then streaming quality improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into specialized components: a streaming adapter dedicated to media processing (capture, encode, encapsulate) and a mobile device dedicated to network communication. This segmentation allows each device to be optimized for its specific function, achieving high streaming quality without requiring the mobile device to handle complex processing tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The streaming adapter serves as an intermediary that handles all complex media processing operations. By introducing this dedicated processing device, the system achieves high-quality streaming (professional-grade encoding and encapsulation) while the mobile device remains simple in function, only relaying data packets.
3Productivity
If mobile device resources are used for processing, then streaming capability is achieved, but resource availability for other functions decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts all resource-intensive media processing functions from the mobile device and concentrates them in the streaming adapter. This extraction ensures that the mobile device's computing resources, memory, and processing power remain fully available for other applications and functions, while streaming capability is maintained through the dedicated adapter.
Solution Approach 2:
The streaming adapter is a self-contained device that independently handles all media processing requirements. It autonomously captures media from the camera, encodes it using professional algorithms, encapsulates it in appropriate formats, and manages transmission protocols, thereby serving all streaming-related needs without consuming mobile device resources.
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AI summary
An apparatus for providing a mobile streaming adaptor includes a processor configured to receive media content from a remote camera, process the received media content by capturing, encoding and encapsulating the media content at a mobile electronic device, connect to a remote streaming server through function of a mobile networked device; and stream the encapsulated media content to the mobile networked device for communication of the encapsulated content to the remote streaming server through an Internet Protocol (IP) network for real-time distribution to a communication device. A corresponding computer program product and method are also provided.