Mosaiced Media Stream Rendering for Lower Bandwidth Encoding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media rendering systems face computational and economic inefficiencies due to separate encoding and decoding of media streams from multiple sources, which also increase bandwidth consumption and require support for various transport protocols.
Innovation Solution
A media processing system combines multiple media streams into a mosaiced media stream, integrates audio, encodes it once, and transmits it to a receiver system, which decodes and renders the appropriate media content based on user authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If separate encoding is performed at each media source, then media content can be independently processed, but computational overhead and processing time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate encoding operations into a single encoding operation performed by the video display system. Instead of each media source independently encoding its media stream, the system receives multiple encoded media streams, decodes them, composites them into a single output stream, and performs one final encoding operation. This merging of encoding operations significantly reduces computational overhead and processing time while maintaining the ability to independently process different media contents.
2Productivity
If multiple separate media streams are transmitted, then all media contents can be delivered, but bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate media streams into a single composite media stream for transmission. The video display system receives multiple encoded media streams from different media sources, decodes them into separate media contents, composites them into a single output media stream containing all media contents, and transmits this single stream. This approach delivers all required media contents while consuming less bandwidth compared to transmitting multiple separate streams simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate encoding is performed at each media source, then media streams can be independently encoded, but the system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple encoding functions into a single encoding operation performed by the video display system. Instead of requiring each media source to have its own encoding capabilities and supporting multiple transport protocols, the system receives encoded streams from various sources, performs unified decoding and compositing, and outputs a single encoded stream. This merging approach maintains adaptability to handle different media contents while significantly reducing system complexity and eliminating the need for multiple encoders.
4Productivity
If multiple encoders are deployed at media sources, then each source can process its content independently, but economic costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple expensive encoder devices into a single encoding operation performed by the video display system. Instead of deploying separate encoders at each media source, the system uses the encoding capability of the video display system to perform a single encoding operation on the composite media stream. This approach maintains independent processing of different media contents while dramatically reducing economic costs by eliminating the need for multiple encoder hardware devices.
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AI summary
Approaches for rendering video stream and audio corresponding to a media stream from amongst a plurality of media streams are described. In one example, a plurality of media streams comprising a video stream and an audio may be obtained at a media processing system, which may then be combined to generate a mosaiced media stream. The mosaiced media stream may then be encoded to obtain an encoded stream. Thereafter, the encoded stream may be caused to transmit to a receiver system. The receiver system, on receiving the encoded stream, may decode the encoded stream to obtain the mosaiced media stream. Thereafter, the mosaiced media stream may be deconstructed to retrieve each of the plurality of media streams. Thereafter, video stream and audio corresponding to one of the media streams may be caused to render on a video display system.