Remote Media Studio for Real-Time Multi-Stream Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not effectively allow users to mix and manage multiple media streams from various sources into a single output stream for real-time viewing or storage, especially in dynamic environments like live events.
Innovation Solution
A media processing system that includes a media studio capable of receiving multiple media input items from various sources, combining them into a multiview media item, and generating a media output item based on user commands or predetermined rules, allowing for real-time processing and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple media streams are received and processed in real-time, then the ability to mix and manage media content is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments media processing into distinct functional modules: a media studio for receiving and initial processing, a multiview generator for creating composite views, and an operator console for control. This modular segmentation allows complex media mixing operations to be distributed across separate components, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary operator console that mediates between the media studio and the user. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of media stream management, allowing users to control multiple media streams without directly managing the underlying system complexity, thus improving adaptability while containing complexity within the intermediary layer.
2Speed
If real-time processing of multiple media streams is implemented, then the viewing capability is improved, but the processing requirements and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating multiview media items from multiple input streams before final output is needed. The multiview generator creates composite views in advance, allowing the operator console to simply select and display pre-processed content, thereby reducing real-time processing requirements while maintaining speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple media streams into a single multiview media item that combines multiple inputs. By consolidating multiple streams into one integrated output, the system reduces the number of separate processing operations needed, lowering overall processing requirements while enabling real-time viewing of combined content.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple media input items are aggregated into a single output, then the versatility of media presentation is improved, but the difficulty of managing and controlling streams increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operator console serves as an intermediary control interface that simplifies the management of multiple media streams. It provides a user-friendly interface for selecting, switching, and managing media input items without requiring users to directly handle the complexity of multiple simultaneous streams, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining presentation versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service capabilities where the multiview generator automatically manages the aggregation and formatting of multiple media streams based on simple selection inputs from the operator console. This automation reduces the manual effort required to manage complex stream combinations, making the system easier to operate while maintaining versatile media presentation options.
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AI summary
A system includes a computing device programmed to generate an aggregated media item that includes individual media items from a plurality of inputs. The aggregated media item combines one or more of the individual media items for a common display. The computing device is further programmed to send the aggregated media item to a media device and receive commands from the media device. The commands identify data from the aggregated media content item to be included in a media output item. The computing device is further programmed to generate the media output item based on the aggregated media content item and the commands.