Association Verification for Return Video Image Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a risk that return video images are delivered to terminals not associated with the imaging devices used by news gatherers, disrupting the intended live broadcast and real-time streaming processes.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device determines the association between terminal devices and imaging devices based on identification information, ensuring that return video images are transmitted only to the correctly associated terminal devices, thereby maintaining the integrity of live broadcasts and real-time streaming.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If return video images are delivered to terminals without association verification, then delivery speed is improved, but delivery accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery speedVSAvoiddelivery accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary association verification between imaging devices and terminal devices before delivering return video images. The control unit checks whether the terminal device is associated with the imaging device that captured the video image, and only if the association is confirmed, does it proceed to deliver the return video image to the terminal device. This preliminary verification ensures delivery accuracy without compromising speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If association verification is performed before delivery, then delivery accuracy is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes a feedback mechanism where the control unit receives association information from both the imaging device and terminal device, verifies the association relationship, and based on this feedback, determines whether to deliver the return video image. This feedback loop ensures accuracy while maintaining efficient processing by only performing verification when necessary.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If return video images are delivered without association checks, then system complexity is reduced, but harmful factors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem complexityVSAvoiddelivery errors

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit acts as an intermediary between the imaging device and terminal device, performing association verification before delivery. This intermediary role adds minimal complexity to the system while effectively preventing delivery errors by ensuring that return video images are only sent to properly associated terminal devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11979223B2Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, terminal device, and method and program for controlling terminal device

Publication Date: 2024.05.07 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

An information processing device includes a control unit that determines whether or not a terminal device and an imaging device are associated with each other on the basis of first identification information received from the terminal device and second identification information received from the imaging device, and sets the terminal device as a destination of transmission of a return video image on the basis of a determination result.