Video Coupler Segments Native Video for Ethernet Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for transmitting real-time video are limited by specialized hardware that restricts expansion and customization, often requiring replacement for adding video destinations or formats, and involve complex video conversion processes.
Innovation Solution
Transmitting native video data using Ethernet frames, dividing it into segments with accompanying segment numbers for reconstruction, allowing format and network agnosticism, and enabling modular encoder and decoder apparatus for flexible configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specialized hardware is used for real-time video transmission, then video transmission reliability is improved, but device complexity and expansion difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments video data into individual video segments that can be transmitted independently as separate Ethernet frames. Each segment is packaged with metadata including segment number and total segment count, allowing the receiver to reconstruct the original video stream. This segmentation enables modular transmission without requiring complex specialized hardware systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses standard Ethernet frames for video transmission, making the system compatible with existing network infrastructure and devices. The same Ethernet protocol handles both traditional data traffic and video segments, eliminating the need for dedicated video transmission hardware and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If video data is divided into segments and transmitted via Ethernet frames, then adaptability and ease of expansion are improved, but data reconstruction complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates segment numbering and total segment count information into each Ethernet frame before transmission. This preliminary tagging allows the receiving device to pre-organize incoming segments in the correct sequence without requiring complex real-time analysis, simplifying the reconstruction process while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces metadata fields (segment number, total segments) as intermediaries between the video data and the reconstruction process. These intermediary elements provide the necessary information for accurate reassembly without requiring complex algorithms, making the system both adaptable and easy to implement.
3Ease of operation
If native video data is transmitted using Ethernet frames, then ease of operation and customization are improved, but transmission overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds only the minimum necessary metadata (segment number and total segment count) to each Ethernet frame, avoiding excessive overhead. This partial tagging approach provides sufficient information for reconstruction while minimizing the additional data burden, maintaining ease of operation with acceptable transmission efficiency.
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AI summary
An encoder apparatus includes an encoder input, an encoder output, and processing circuitry. The encoder input may receive at least native video data. The encoder output may transmit Ethernet frames. The processing circuitry may be operably coupled to the encoder input and encoder output. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a video frame of native video data from the encoder input. The processing circuitry may be further configured to generate an Ethernet frame including a video segment of the video frame. The processing circuitry may still further be configured to transmit the Ethernet frame including the video segment using the encoder output.