Personal media broadcasting system
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1. A system comprising:
- a personal media broadcaster configured to receive an uncompressed signal from an audio/video source device, to encode a media stream from the uncompressed signal using an encoder setting, to transmit the media stream over a network, and to adjust the encoder setting based upon variations in an available bandwidth of the network; and
a media player client configured to communicate with the personal media broadcaster over the network to receive the media stream and to play the media stream for a user.
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Abstract
A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user'"'"'s experience.
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1. A system comprising:
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a personal media broadcaster configured to receive an uncompressed signal from an audio/video source device, to encode a media stream from the uncompressed signal using an encoder setting, to transmit the media stream over a network, and to adjust the encoder setting based upon variations in an available bandwidth of the network; and a media player client configured to communicate with the personal media broadcaster over the network to receive the media stream and to play the media stream for a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive an uncompressed signal from one or more source devices; a processor configured to construct a media stream by encoding the uncompressed signal using an encoder setting, and to adjust the encoder setting based upon variations in an available bandwidth of a network; and an embedded network interface configured to transmit the media stream to a client over the network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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receiving an uncompressed signal; encoding the uncompressed signal to construct a media stream; adjusting the encoding based upon variations in an available bandwidth of a network; and transmitting the media stream to a client over the network. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method comprising:
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receiving an uncompressed signal from an audio/visual source device; encoding the uncompressed signal to construct a digitally-compressed media stream; transmitting the digitally-compressed media stream to a web browser via an IP network; and adjusting the encoding of the uncompressed signal in response to variations in an available bandwidth of the IP network. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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Litigation Data
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Current AssigneeSling Media LLC (Dish Network Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSling Media Incorporated (Dish Network Corporation)
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InventorsKrikorian, Jason, Krikorian, Blake
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Primary Examiner(s)Lonsberry; Hunter B.
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Application NumberUS11/147,664Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,058 DaysField of Search725/80, 725/133, 725/141, 725 93- 97US Class Current725/95CPC Class CodesG06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particu...H04H 60/80 characterised by transmissi...H04L 43/087 JitterH04L 47/12 Avoiding congestion; Recove...H04L 47/129 at the destination endpoint...H04L 65/1101 Session protocolsH04L 65/61 for supporting one-way stre...H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast ...H04L 65/613 for the control of the sour...H04L 65/70 Media network packetisationH04L 65/752 adapting media to network c...H04L 65/756 adapting media to device ca...H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting...H04L 65/764 at the destination reforma...H04N 19/102 characterised by the elemen...H04N 19/107 between spatial and tempora...H04N 19/115 Selection of the code volum...H04N 19/117 Filters, e.g. for pre-proce...H04N 19/132 Sampling, masking or trunca...H04N 19/137 Motion inside a coding unit...View All
