Optical Multiplex Effect Switcher for Multi-View Signal Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing effect switchers and switcher systems in studios lack improved usability, particularly in efficiently managing and switching multiple video signals and displaying emergency modes.
Innovation Solution
An effect switcher system that includes an output terminal for transmitting multiple video signals as an optical multiplex signal, with a multi-view processor and an information insertion unit for designating display regions, along with a GUI control unit connected to a video server via a network for managing video files and switching between normal and emergency modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple video signals are transmitted using conventional methods, then the multi-view processor can receive the signals, but the efficiency of signal supply is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple video signals into a single optical multiplex signal that is transmitted through one optical cable to the multi-view processor. This merging approach improves efficiency by reducing the number of separate transmission lines while maintaining the ability to supply multiple video signals simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional electrical signal transmission with optical signal transmission. By converting video signals to optical multiplex signals for transmission and then converting them back to electrical signals at the destination, the system achieves higher efficiency and better signal quality over long distances.
2Ease of operation
If display region designation is performed using conventional methods, then images can be displayed, but the process is complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically inserts and processes display region information without requiring manual configuration. The information insertion unit automatically adds display region data to video signals, and the multi-view processor automatically uses this information to display images in the correct regions, eliminating the need for manual setup and reducing configuration time.
3Reliability
If emergency switching is implemented using conventional methods, then emergency modes can be activated, but the switching process is not seamless
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains a standby video signal path that is prepared in advance for emergency activation. When an emergency mode is detected, the system can immediately switch to the standby signal without interruption, as the necessary infrastructure is already in place and configured.
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AI summary
To provide a user with an effect switcher having improved usability.The effect switcher includes an output terminal that outputs a plurality of first video signals to be transmitted to a multi-view processor, as an optical multiplex signal. For example, the effect switcher further includes: an output terminal that outputs a single second video signal to be transmitted to the multi-view processor; and an information insertion unit that inserts, into the optical multiplex signal, information for designating a display region of an image based on the single second video signal on a screen on which an image based on each of the first video signals is displayed.