Video Server Storage Module Segmentation for Live Streaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing audio/video server systems lack live video streaming capabilities, have limited storage capacity, and require replacement of storage modules when they fail, leading to increased costs and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a video server with a storage module connected via standardized ports for recording and streaming live audio/video data, allowing for media playback across a network, with the ability to detect playback devices and provide video files, and support for standardized ports like USB, Ethernet, and FireWire for expanded storage and connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a PVR with built-in storage module is used, then media recording function is provided, but storage capacity is limited and cannot be easily expanded
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the storage module from the PVR unit, allowing the storage module to be an independent, replaceable component connected via standardized interface. This enables users to upgrade storage capacity by replacing just the storage module rather than the entire PVR system.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized interface (USB, IEEE 1934, or Ethernet) allows the storage module to work with different PVR units and enables multiple storage modules to be connected, providing universal compatibility and flexible storage expansion options.
2Reliability
If a PVR with built-in storage module is used, then media recording function is provided, but the entire unit must be replaced if the storage module fails
Solution Approach 1:
By making the storage module a separate, externally connected component rather than an integrated part of the PVR, the system allows the storage module to be independently replaced when it fails, improving ease of repair without affecting the PVR unit itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized interface acts as an intermediary between the PVR and storage module, allowing the storage module to be easily disconnected and replaced while maintaining reliable communication through the standardized connection protocol.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated device interface is used to convert storage module to UPnP AV Media Server, then media files can be shared, but only USB hard drives are supported and no live video streaming function is provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system supports multiple interface types (USB, IEEE 1934, Ethernet) to provide universal compatibility with different storage devices, while simultaneously enabling multiple functions including live video streaming, media file sharing, and recording through the same standardized interface framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the interface parameter from a single dedicated USB interface to multiple standardized interface types, allowing greater device compatibility and enabling additional functional capabilities such as live video streaming that were not available with the limited USB-only approach.
4Quantity of substance
If NAS drive is used for media storage, then media files can be made available on network, but storage capacity is fixed and cannot be upgraded with additional storage devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates storage capacity from the NAS unit by using externally connected storage modules through standardized interfaces, allowing users to upgrade storage capacity by adding or replacing storage modules without replacing the entire NAS system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic storage capacity that can be adjusted by connecting or disconnecting storage modules as needed, allowing flexible storage upgrades without being locked into a fixed storage configuration.
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AI summary
A method and system to utilize an audio/video server in storing real time, previously recorded or otherwise obtained media data to one or more conventional storage device and making this stored media data available to media playback devices on a network. A first embodiment is a method to operate a video server including recording audio/video data to a storage module coupled to the a video server through at least one standardized port module, determining a need to provide a video file to the one or more playback devices; reading a video file from a storage module coupled to the video server through at least one standardized port module; and providing a version of the video file to one or more playback devices. The version of the video file can optionally be a trans-coded version of the video file, with a new video format, compression, bitrate, or combination of the preceding. A second embodiment is a system including a video server including a storage module having at least one standardized port module; a video server, coupled to the storage module through the at least one standardized port module; and one or more playback devices. These embodiments can be applied in several wired and wireless communication applications, or in combinations of such applications.