摘要:
In a cable television system, a specific carrier is assigned to deliver programming content of a program channel to a service area for a period, defined as a function of viewership of the program channel during that period. For example, the program channel is assigned the specific carrier during the time when it has a generally strong viewership. Otherwise, the program channel is assigned a carrier on an as needed basis, i.e., only when one or more subscribers in the service area request such a program channel. Viewing statistics are generated to identify viewership patterns or viewing habits of the subscribers in the service area with respect to a given program channel. In another embodiment, based on the viewing statistics, popular and unpopular programs, program elements, program lineups, program channels are identified on a temporal and/or regional basis.
摘要:
An interface architecture for interconnecting a plurality of video display devices together over a high speed digital communication link having limited bandwidth provides at each node for transmitting during a "transmit mode"; 1) sequential pixels of digital data (COMVIDOUT) comprising separate luminance and chrominance fields, from a digital TV source associated with each display node which data represents a scaled video window, 2) the local system clock (SCLK), 3) vertical and horizontal communication sync signals (COMVSOUT and COMSHOUT), 4) luminance and chrominance clock enable signals (COMVOCE and COMCOCE) based on a scaling algorithm utilized in the transmitting video device to insure that both the proper pixels and the proper luminance and chrominance fields associated with these pixels are selected by the communications device for transmission. Further, the interface architecture at each display node provides for receiving during a "receive mode", 5) video input data pixels (COMVDIN), 6) a video input data clock enable signal from the communications adapter (COMVINCE) which controls the storage of the received video data window in the local frame buffer, 7) horizontal and vertical video input sync signals from the communications adapter (COMHSIN and COMVSIN) for properly synchronizing the storing of the received video input data from the communications adapter into the frame buffer beginning at a predetermined address therein. Means are also provided for accessing and transmitting audio data related to the video display data interspersed on the network with succesive lines of video pixel data. The system utilizes, to a great extent, existing hardware in conventional video display device architectures and associated communications adapters such that a versatile generally applicable transmission system is achievable requiring a minimum of additional control hardware and software.
摘要:
Un système (Figs. 1A-1C) permet de transmettre des signaux vidéo à composantes analogiques (Y, (RY), (BY)) sous forme numérique en utilisant des filtres passe-bas à pente raide (104-106) pour limiter la bande des signaux. Des signaux de chrominance sont limités à la moitié de la largeur de bande de 4,2 MHz du signal de luminance. Des équaliseurs de phase (107-109) sont utilisés pour compenser la distorsion due aux filtres à pente raide. Avant échantillonnage, les signaux de chrominance sont filtrés par des filtres à peigne à pente raide (110-111) dans la région où le sous-échantillonnage de Nyquist pondéré provoque la cocanalisation spectrale entre le spectre de la bande de base et sa réplique. Les signaux de luminance sont échantillonnés à l'aide d'un échantillonneur (116) qui utilise une fréquence de super-échantillonnage de Nyquist, tandis que les signaux de chrominance sont échantillonnés à l'aide d'échantillonneurs (117-118) qui utilisent une fréquence de sous-échantillonnage de Nyquist pondéré. Les échantillons de signaux passent au travers de numériseurs (125, 127, 129), de codeurs DPCM (126, 128, 130), et d'un multiplexeur (131) avant d'être transmis à l'aide d'un émetteur (132) sur une ligne interurbaine téléphonique de 90 Mbps (150). Les signaux reçus par le récepteur (200) passent au travers d'un démultiplexeur (201) et de décodeurs DPCM (205, 207, 209) et sont reconvertis en signaux analogiques par des convertisseurs N/A (211-213). Les signaux analogiques sont filtrés par des filtres à peigne à pente douce (214-216) et des filtres passe-bas (217-219) pour en éliminer les répliques des spectres de bande passante. Etant donné que les filtres à pente douce n'entraînent qu'une faible distorsion de phase, des équaliseurs de phase au niveau du récepteur ne sont pas nécessaires.
摘要:
Systems, devices and methods are provided to support multiple audio tracks in an adaptive media stream. Segments of the adaptive stream are encoded so that the player is able to locate and request a specific one of the available audio tracks using byte range requests or the like. Audio content can be removed from video segments, or at least moved to the end of the segments so that a byte range request obtains just the video content when the default audio is not desired. The audio content can be obtained from a separate audio segment. Indeed, multiple audio tracks can be packaged into a common audio segment so that byte range requests can obtain just the particular audio track desired.
摘要:
A plurality of circuit blocks that output digital signals with different sampling frequencies are connected to data buses in common. One of outputs of the circuit blocks is selected and the output is sent to a sampling rate converter circuit block through the data buses. Each of the circuit blocks has a tri-state buffer at its output stage. With an output enable signal, a desired circuit block can be selected.
摘要:
An interface architecture for interconnecting a plurality of video display devices together over a high speed digital communication link having limited bandwidth provides at each node for transmitting during a "transmit mode"; 1) sequential pixels of digital data (COMVIDOUT) comprising separate luminance and chrominance fields, from a digital TV source associated with each display node which data represents a scaled video window, 2) the local system clock (SCLK), 3) vertical and horizontal communication sync signals (COMVSOUT and COMSHOUT), 4) luminance and chrominance clock enable signals (COMVOCE and COMCOCE) based on a scaling algorithm utilized in the transmitting video device to insure that both the proper pixels and the proper luminance and chrominance fields associated with these pixels are selected by the communications device for transmission. Further, the interface architecture at each display node provides for receiving during a "receive mode", 5) video input data pixels (COMVDIN), 6) a video input data clock enable signal from the communications adapter (COMVINCE) which controls the storage of the received video data window in the local frame buffer, 7) horizontal and vertical video input sync signals from the communications adapter (COMHSIN and COMVSIN) for properly synchronizing the storing of the received video input data from the communications adapter into the frame buffer beginning at a predetermined address therein. Means are also provided for accessing and transmitting audio data related to the video display data interspersed on the network with succesive lines of video pixel data. The system utilizes, to a great extent, existing hardware in conventional video display device architectures and associated communications adapters such that a versatile generally applicable transmission system is achievable requiring a minimum of additional control hardware and software.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for enhanced bit rate reduction of color video signals which provide for converting each selected picture element of the color video signal into its characterizing luminance and wavelength parameters through a series of transformations, and transmitting only the luminance and wavelength parameters over the transmission channel. Inverse transformations are utilized to reconstruct the color video signal on the receive side of the transmission channel. The apparatus and method make it possible to reduce the bit rate, power and/or bandwidth requirements for or increase the quality of color video signal transmissions.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for enhanced bit rate reduction of color video signals which provide for converting each selected picture element of the color video signal into its characterizing luminance and wavelength parameters through a series of transformations, and transmitting only the luminance and wavelength parameters over the transmission channel. Inverse transformations are utilized to reconstruct the color video signal on the receive side of the transmission channel. The apparatus and method make it possible to reduce the bit rate, power and/or bandwidth requirements for or increase the quality of color video signal transmissions.