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Audio and video transmission and receiving system
Assignee: Acacia Media Technologies Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-01-03
Abstract
Abstract The invention generally relates to the transmission of compressed digital video information to a remote user reception system. More particularly, a method is provided of providing multiplexed data blocks comprising compressed digital video information via satellite to a remotely located user reception system comprising: associating a program note with video information; storing program note information in an item database; converting the video information into a predetermined format as first formatted digital data blocks; sequencing the first formatted digital data blocks; compressing the first formatted digital data blocks using a compression process that comprises discrete cosine transform and motion compensation; multiplexing the first compressed formatted digital data blocks with second compressed formatted digital data blocks by placing data blocks interleaved onto a transmission path; and transmitting the multiplexed data blocks via satellite to the remotely located user reception system.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Yurt
- 👤 H. Lee Browne
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2026-11-09 11:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/24; H04N7/52; H04N7/54; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/38; H04H20/40; H04H60/00; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/23; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/21; H04N21/218; H04N21/2181; H04N21/23; H04N21/233; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234381; H04N21/236; H04N21/2368; H04N21/238; H04N21/2381; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25875; H04N21/262; H04N21/26208; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/4331; H04N21/434; H04N21/4341; H04N21/44; H04N21/4402; H04N21/440281; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4627; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/47202; H04N21/47211; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/835; H04N21/8352; H04N21/8355; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N7/17336; H04H2201/00; H04H2201/30; H04H2201/33; H04H2201/70; H04H60/18; H04H60/27; H04H60/35; H04H60/37; H04H60/68; H04H60/73; H04H60/74; H04H60/76; H04H60/81; H04H60/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of providing multiplexed data blocks
comprising compressed digital video information via satellite
to a remotely located user reception system (200, 200', 200",
200"') comprising: associating a program note with video information; storing program note information in an item
database; converting the video information into a
predetermined format as first formatted digital data blocks
(413b) ; sequencing the first formatted digital data blocks
(413c) ; compressing the first formatted digital data blocks
using a compression process that comprises discrete cosine
transform and motion compensation (413d) ; multiplexing the first compressed formatted digital
data blocks with second compressed formatted digital data
blocks by placing data blocks interleaved onto a transmission
path; and transmitting the multiplexed data blocks via
satellite to the remotely located user reception system (416).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising
transmitting the program note.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising forming a
file comprising the first compressed formatted digital data
blocks and the program note.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3, wherein at least a portion
of the file is multiplexed and transmitted (416).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission is
at a substantially real-time rate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the item database is
separate from the first compressed formatted digital data
blocks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission is
to a plurality of user reception systems at a plurality of
remote locations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising storing
the video information in a source material library (111).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
Digital data blocks transmitted via satellite and
received at a remotely located user reception system, the
digital data blocks comprising first compressed formatted
digital data blocks multiplexed with second compressed
formatted digital data blocks, the first compressed formatted
digital data blocks being formed by: converting video information into a predetermined
format as first formatted digital data blocks (413b) ; sequencing the first formatted digital data blocks
(413c) ; compressing the first formatted digital data blocks
using a compression process that comprised discrete cosine
transform and motion compensation (413d) ; and multiplexing the first compressed formatted digital
data blocks with second compressed formatted digital data
blocks by interleaving data blocks.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of providing an item of video information
via satellite to a remotely located user reception system,
comprising: storing program note information associated with a
plurality of items of video information; placing the items of video information into
compressed, formatted, time encoded digital data blocks,
(413b, 413c, 413d) wherein the video information is compressed
using a compression process that comprises discrete cosine
transform and motion compensation; multiplexing the compressed, time encoded, digital
video data blocks of one of the items of video information
with the compressed, time encoded, digital video data blocks
of at least one other item of video information; and transmitting the items of video information via
satellite to the remotely located user reception system (416).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising
transmitting the program note.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the program note
comprises the title of the video information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the program note
comprises at least one credit for the video information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the program note
comprises the running time of the video information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the transmission is
at a substantially real-time rate.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
152 words
A system (100) for providing multiplexed data
blocks comprising compressed digital video information via
satellite to a remotely located user reception system,
comprising: a storage device adapted to store program note
information associated with video information in an item
database (300) ; a converter (113, 125) adapted to convert the video
information into a predetermined format as first formatted
digital data blocks; a sequence encoder (114) adapted to sequence the
first formatted digital data blocks; a digital compressor (116, 128, 129) adapted to
compress the first formatted digital data blocks using a
compression process that comprises discrete cosine transform
and motion compensation; a multiplexer adapted to multiplex the first
compressed formatted digital data blocks with second
compressed formatted digital data blocks by placing data
blocks interleaved on a transmission path; and a signal transmitting device (122) adapted to
transmit the multiplexed data blocks via satellite to the
remotely located user reception system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the program note
encoder (112) associates the program note with the first
compressed formatted digital data blocks.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the signal
transmitting device (122) transmits the program note.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the item database
(300) is stored separately from the first compressed formatted
digital data blocks (118).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the program note
comprises the title of the video information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the program note
comprises at least one credit for the video information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 16, wherein the program note
comprises the running time of the video information.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 16, further comprising a
library system control (1123) computer adapted to control
transmission to the user receiving system.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for providing data blocks comprising
compressed digital video information via satellite to a
remotely located user reception system, comprising: a program note encoder (112) adapted to associate a
program note with the video information; an item database (118, 300) adapted to store program
note information; a converter (113) adapted to convert the video
information into a predetermined format as first formatted
digital video data blocks; a time encoder (114) adapted to time encode the
first formatted digital video data blocks; a digital compressor (116, 128, 129) adapted to
compress the first formatted digital video data blocks using a
compression process that comprises discrete cosine transform
and motion compensation; a multiplexer adapted to multiplex the first
compressed formatted digital data blocks with second
compressed formatted digital data blocks by placing data
blocks interleaved on a transmission path; and a signal transmitting device (122) adapted to
transmit the compressed formatted digital video data blocks
via satellite to the remotely located user reception system.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 24 wherein the signal
transmitting device is adapted to transmit the program note
via satellite to the remotely located user reception system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 24, wherein the item database
(300) is separate from the compressed formatted digital data
blocks (118).
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 24, wherein the program note
comprises at least one credit for the video information.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 24, wherein the program note
comprises the running time of the video information.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 14, further comprising a
library system control computer (1123) adapted to control
transmission to the user receiving system.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system of claim 24, further comprising a
multiplexer adapted to multiplex the compressed formatted
digital video data blocks and additional compressed formatted
digital video data blocks by placing data blocks interleaved
on a transmission path and wherein the signal transmitting
device transmits the multiplexed data blocks.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 24, further comprising a
compressed data formatter (117) adapted to form the compressed
formatted digital video data blocks and associated program
note into a compressed data file.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 31, wherein the signal
transmitting device (122) is adapted to transmit at least a
portion of the file.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of providing data blocks comprising
compressed digital video information via satellite to a
remotely located user reception system, comprising: receiving information comprising video information
in the form of compressed formatted, time encoded digital data
blocks, wherein the video information has been compressed
using discrete cosine transform and motion compensation; storing program note information associated with the
video information in an item database; and transmitting the compressed, formatted, time encoded
digital data blocks via satellite to the remotely located
user reception system (416).
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 33, wherein the program note
comprises the title of the video information.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 33, wherein the program note
comprises at least one credit for the video information.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 33, wherein the program note
comprises the running time of the video information.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 33, further comprising
transmitting program note information via satellite to the
remotely located user reception system.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 37 wherein the program note
information is transmitted with the compressed, formatted,
time encoded digital data blocks.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
141 words
A system (100) for providing an item of video
information comprising compressed digital video data blocks
via satellite to a remotely located user reception system
(200), comprising: a storage device (118, 300) adapted to store program
note information associated with a plurality of items of video
information, each item of video information comprising
compressed, time encoded, digital video data blocks, wherein
each item of video information is compressed using a
compression process that comprises discrete cosine transform
and motion compensation; a multiplexer adapted to multiplex the compressed,
time encoded, digital video data blocks of one of the items of
video information with the compressed, time encoded, digital
video data blocks of at least one other item of video
information; and a signal transmitting device (122) adapted to
transmit the multiplexed data blocks via satellite to the
remotely located user reception system.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 39, wherein the program note
comprises the title of the video information.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 39, wherein the program note
comprises at least one credit for the video information.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 39, wherein the program note
comprises the running time of the information comprising
compressed, time encoded, digital video data blocks.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 39 wherein the signal
transmitting device is adapted to transmit program note
information.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 43 wherein the signal
transmitting device is adapted to transmit the program note
information with the compressed time encoded digital video
data blocks.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of providing an item of digital compressed
video information to a user comprising: placing an item of video information into time encoded
(413c), compressed (413d) data blocks, wherein the video
information is compressed using a discrete cosine transform
and motion compensation; multiplexing the compressed time encoded data blocks of
the item of video information with the compressed, time
encoded data blocks of at least one other item of video
information; and transmitting (417) the multiplexed items of video
information to a user reception system (200).
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 45 further comprising
associating program note information with the video
information.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 46 further comprising
transmitting the program note information to the user
reception system.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 47 wherein the program note
information comprises a title.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 48 wherein the program note
information comprises a running time.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of providing multiplexed digital
compressed video information to a user comprising: receiving compressed digital video information, the
compressed digital video information having been compressed
using a discrete cosine transform and motion compensation; providing an identifier for the compressed digital video
information; logging program note information about the compressed
digital video information; providing the compressed digital video information and at
least some of the program note information to a user reception
system.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 50 further comprising storing
the compressed digital video information in a file.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 51 further comprising storing
program note information in the file.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 52 wherein providing an
identifier for the compressed digital video information
comprises providing an identifier for the file storing the
compressed digital video information.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 53 wherein providing the
compressed digital video information and at least some of the
program note information to a user reception system comprises
providing the file to a user reception system.
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