Wireless Video Device Uplink Reservation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless video uplink systems, particularly used by news organizations and sporting events, face challenges due to the lack of high-capacity wired networks, leading to cumbersome and expensive satellite uplinks and inadequate terrestrial 3G wireless networks that fail to deliver broadcast-quality video, especially when multiple organizations compete for resources, causing depletion of wireless resources and impacting all users.
Innovation Solution
A wireless video device with a user interface, optical receiver, and wireless transceiver that processes optical signals to generate video data and manages uplink reservations through a reservation system, ensuring available bandwidth by prioritizing reserved video uplinks and inhibiting non-reserved uplinks to maintain quality-of-service, utilizing a wireless access system to transfer data to a video server for distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If satellite uplinks are used to achieve high-quality video transmission, then video quality is improved, but device complexity and cost increase due to dedicated vehicles with large antennas and high-power transmitters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the video uplink functionality from complex satellite systems and implements it using standard wireless communication components. The video device uses a wireless transceiver to establish uplink connections through existing cellular or wireless networks, eliminating the need for satellite-specific hardware while maintaining video transmission capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces expensive, permanent satellite infrastructure with affordable, portable wireless devices. The video device can be deployed temporarily at events or locations without requiring permanent installation, using commodity wireless transceivers instead of costly satellite equipment
2Ease of operation
If terrestrial 3G wireless networks are used to achieve portability, then ease of operation is improved, but video quality deteriorates due to insufficient bandwidth for broadcast-quality video
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a reservation system that pre-allocates wireless bandwidth resources before video transmission begins. By reserving uplink capacity in advance through the wireless access system, the device ensures sufficient bandwidth is available for high-quality video transmission, preventing quality degradation due to network congestion
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic resource allocation where the wireless access system adjusts bandwidth allocation based on network conditions and reservation status. The system can prioritize reserved video uplinks over non-reserved traffic, dynamically managing available bandwidth to maintain video quality while preserving portability benefits
3Productivity
If multiple organizations simultaneously transmit video over wireless networks to achieve high productivity, then quantity of transmission is improved, but wireless resources are depleted causing quality deterioration for all users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a reservation system that pre-allocates wireless bandwidth resources before video transmission begins. By reserving uplink capacity in advance through the wireless access system, the device ensures sufficient bandwidth is available for high-quality video transmission, preventing quality degradation due to network congestion
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes feedback loops between the video device, wireless access system, and reservation system. The system monitors network conditions, transmission quality, and resource utilization, adjusting bandwidth allocation and prioritization in real-time to maintain video quality across multiple simultaneous transmissions
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables efficient and high-quality wireless video transmission by reserving uplink resources, ensuring broadcast-quality video delivery even in resource-constrained environments, while allowing for sharing and pooling arrangements to optimize usage.
Implementation Method 1
The optical receiver processes optical signals to generate corresponding video data
Implementation Method 2
The wireless transceiver wirelessly transfers the system request to a wireless access system and wirelessly receives at least one system condition
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AI summary
A wireless video device comprises: a user interface, optical receiver, processing system, and wireless transceiver. The optical receiver processes optical signals to generate corresponding video data. The user interface receives a user request to establish a wireless video uplink. The processing system processes the user request to generate a system request for the wireless video uplink. The wireless transceiver wirelessly transfers the system request to a wireless access system and wirelessly receives at least one system condition for a grant of the request. The processing system processes the condition to direct the user interface to display the condition. The user interface displays the condition and receives a user acceptance of the condition. The processing system processes the user acceptance to direct the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transfer the video data to the wireless access system. The wireless transceiver wirelessly transfers the video data to the wireless access system.