公开(公告)号：US08560951B1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-15

申请号：US09488578

申请日：2000-01-21

申请人： Robert J. Snyder ,  Alex Holtz ,  David E. Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T. Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M. Hoeppner ,  Kevin K. Morrow ,  Bradley E. Neider ,  Loren J. Nordin, III ,  Todd D. Parker

发明人： Robert J. Snyder ,  Alex Holtz ,  David E. Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T. Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M. Hoeppner ,  Kevin K. Morrow ,  Bradley E. Neider ,  Loren J. Nordin, III ,  Todd D. Parker

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G11B27/034 ,  G06F3/1431 ,  G11B27/038 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/268

摘要： A production system automates the control of production devices used to produce and broadcast a show. The system automation allows a video director to pre-produce, preview, and produce the live show from a single user interface. In an embodiment, a processing unit displays graphical controls for the production devices. A video director interacts with the graphical controls to thereby remotely control the production devices from one location. In an embodiment, a video director defines a set of production commands or instructions (i.e., “transition macro”). Upon execution, each production command directs the processing unit to transmit in series and/or parallel one or more control commands to one or more of the production devices. Production commands can be included to enable the show to be broadcast live or recorded for on-demand access. Live and/or on-demand productions are distributed over traditional television mediums and/or a computer network, including the Internet.

摘要翻译： 生产系统自动控制用于生产和广播节目的生产设备。 系统自动化允许视频导演从单个用户界面预生产，预览和制作实况节目。 在一个实施例中，处理单元显示生产装置的图形控制。 视频指导者与图形控件进行交互，从而从一个位置远程控制生产设备。 在一个实施例中，视频指导器定义一组生产命令或指令（即，“转换宏”）。 在执行时，每个生产命令指示处理单元将一个或多个控制命令串行和/或并行传送到一个或多个生产装置。 可以包括生产指令，使节目可以直播或录制以进行按需访问。 直播和/或点播制作在传统的电视媒体和/或计算机网络（包括因特网）上分发。

公开(公告)号：US07302644B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

申请号：US10121608

申请日：2002-04-15

申请人： Alex Holtz ,  David E Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M Hoeppner ,  Kevin K Morrow ,  Bradley E Neider ,  Loren J Nordin, III ,  Todd D Parker ,  Robert J Snyder

发明人： Alex Holtz ,  David E Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M Hoeppner ,  Kevin K Morrow ,  Bradley E Neider ,  Loren J Nordin, III ,  Todd D Parker ,  Robert J Snyder

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/04 ,  G06F3/1431 ,  G11B27/024 ,  G11B27/032 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/2562 ,  G11B2220/90 ,  G11B2220/913

摘要： An integrated, fully automated video production system that provides a video director with total control over all of the video production devices used in producing a show. Such devices include, but are not limited to, cameras, robotic pan/tilt heads, video tape players and recorders (VTRs), video servers and virtual recorders, character generators, still stores, digital video disk players (DVDs), audio mixers, digital video effects (DVE), video switchers, and teleprompting systems. The video production system provides an automation capability that allows the video director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time,” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. In one embodiment, the invention provides a video production system having a processing unit in communication with one or more of the video production devices mentioned above. The processing unit displays on a monitor graphical controls for controlling the variety of video production devices that it is in communication with. A video director uses a keyboard and mouse that are interfaced with the processing unit to activate the graphical controls, and thereby remotely control the video production devices from one location. The processing unit also enables the video director to automate the production of a show. According to one embodiment, the video director pre-produces the show, defines a set of video production commands or instructions (hereafter “transition macro”) to be executed by the processing unit, and then, by activating a control button displayed by the processing unit, the video director instructs the processing unit to execute the transition macro. Each video production command in a transition macro directs the processing unit to transmit in series and/or parallel one or more control commands to one or more of the video production devices when required.

摘要翻译： 一个集成的全自动视频制作系统，为视频总监提供对制作节目所用的所有视频制作设备的全面控制。 这样的设备包括但不限于相机，机器人摇摄/倾斜头，录像带播放器和记录器（VTR），视频服务器和虚拟记录器，字符发生器，静态存储器，数字视频盘播放器（DVD），音频混合器， 数字视频效果（DVE），视频切换器和电视诱导系统。 视频制作系统提供了一种自动化功能，允许视频导演预先制作节目，在“空中时间”之前查看节目，然后通过一个按钮进行现场演出。 在一个实施例中，本发明提供一种具有与上述视频制作装置中的一个或多个通信的处理单元的视频制作系统。 处理单元在监视器上显示用于控制与其通信的视频制作设备的各种各样的图形控件。 视频导演使用与处理单元接口的键盘和鼠标来激活图形控制，从而从一个位置远程控制视频制作设备。 处理单元还使得视频导演能够自动化展示的制作。 根据一个实施例，视频指导器预先生成节目，定义要由处理单元执行的一组视频制作命令或指令（以下称为“转换宏”），然后通过激活由处理显示的控制按钮 视频总监指示处理单元执行转换宏。 转换宏中的每个视频制作命令指示处理单元在需要时将一个或多个控制命令串行和/或并行传送到一个或多个视频制作设备。

公开(公告)号：US08006184B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US10191467

申请日：2002-07-10

申请人： Alex Holtz ,  David E Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M Hoeppner ,  Kevin K Morrow ,  Bradley E Neider ,  Loren J Nordin, III ,  Todd D Parker ,  Robert J Snyder

发明人： Alex Holtz ,  David E Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M Hoeppner ,  Kevin K Morrow ,  Bradley E Neider ,  Loren J Nordin, III ,  Todd D Parker ,  Robert J Snyder

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/04 ,  G06F3/1431 ,  G11B27/024 ,  G11B27/032 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2220/2545 ,  G11B2220/2562 ,  G11B2220/90 ,  G11B2220/913

摘要： A video production system provides a director with-control over video production devices used in producing a show. The video production system allows the director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time.” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. The video production system includes a processing unit in communication with the video production devices. The processing unit displays controls for controlling the video production devices. The director uses a keyboard and mouse to remotely control the video production devices. The director pre-produces the show, defines a set of video production commands (hereafter “transition macro”) executed by the processing unit. By activating a control button, the director instructs the processing unit to execute the transition macro-to control one or more of the video production devices.

摘要翻译： 视频制作系统提供导演控制用于制作节目的视频制作设备。 视频制作系统允许导演预先制作节目，在“空中时间”之前查看节目，然后点击一个按钮，即可播放直播节目。 视频制作系统包括与视频制作装置通信的处理单元。 处理单元显示用于控制视频制作装置的控制。 导演使用键盘和鼠标远程控制视频制作设备。 导演预先制作节目，定义了由处理单元执行的一组视频制作命令（以下简称“转换宏”）。 通过激活控制按钮，导演指示处理单元执行转换宏，以控制一个或多个视频制作装置。

公开(公告)号：US07024677B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US09634735

申请日：2000-08-08

申请人： Robert J. Snyder ,  Alex Holtz ,  David E. Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T. Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M. Hoeppner ,  Kevin K. Morrow ,  Bradley E. Neider ,  Loren J. Nordin, III ,  Todd D. Parker

发明人： Robert J. Snyder ,  Alex Holtz ,  David E. Buehnemann ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Harrison T. Hickenlooper, III ,  Charles M. Hoeppner ,  Kevin K. Morrow ,  Bradley E. Neider ,  Loren J. Nordin, III ,  Todd D. Parker

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： G11B27/031 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04H20/38 ,  H04H20/82 ,  H04H20/93 ,  H04H60/04

摘要： An integrated, fully automated video production system provides a video director with total control over all of the video production devices used to produce and broadcast a show. Such devices include, but are not limited to, cameras, robotic pan/tilt heads, video tape players and recorders (VTRs), video servers and virtual recorders, character generators, still stores, digital video disk players (DVDs), audio mixers, digital video effects (DVE), video switchers, and teleprompting systems. The video production system provides an automation capability that allows the video director to pre-produce a show, review the show in advance of “air time,” and then, with a touch of a button, produce the live show. In one embodiment, the invention provides a video production system having a processing unit in communication with one or more of the video production devices. The processing unit also records the show or elements from the show following its production. The show or elements can be recalled for subsequent broadcasts. An Internet interface supports live or on-demand requests for content from the video production. In an embodiment, an online user selects specific. elements and reorganizes the elements to personalize a broadcast. The processing unit receives and executes the online request to continuously stream or download the content to the user. In an embodiment, various supporting features enhance and extend the content of the video production, such as real time polling, hyperlinks to related web sites, video captions, and the like.

摘要翻译： 一个集成的全自动视频制作系统为视频总监提供了全面控制用于制作和播放节目的所有视频制作设备。 这样的设备包括但不限于相机，机器人摇摄/倾斜头，录像带播放器和记录器（VTR），视频服务器和虚拟记录器，字符发生器，静态存储器，数字视频盘播放器（DVD），音频混合器， 数字视频效果（DVE），视频切换器和电视诱导系统。 视频制作系统提供了一种自动化功能，允许视频导演预先制作节目，在“空中时间”之前查看节目，然后通过一个按钮进行现场演出。 在一个实施例中，本发明提供一种具有与一个或多个视频制作设备通信的处理单元的视频制作系统。 处理单元还可以在展会的制作之后记录节目或元素。 该节目或元素可以被召回用于后续广播。 互联网接口支持来自视频制作的内容的直播或点播请求。 在一个实施例中，在线用户选择特定的。 元素并重新组织元素以个性化广播。 处理单元接收并执行在线请求，以连续地向用户流式传输或下载内容。 在一个实施例中，各种支持特征增强和扩展视频制作的内容，例如实时轮询，到相关网站的超链接，视频标题等。

公开(公告)号：US06909874B2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-21

申请号：US09832923

申请日：2001-04-12

申请人： Alex Holtz ,  William H. Couch ,  Robert J. Snyder

发明人： Alex Holtz ,  William H. Couch ,  Robert J. Snyder

IPC分类号： G09B7/02 ,  G09B7/07 ,  G09B7/00

CPC分类号： G09B7/07 ,  G09B7/02

摘要： A tutorial system and method is provided to send online media production lessons and other data to one or more students over a computer network, such as the global Internet or an organization's intranet. A tutorial management server communicates with a plurality of student workstations, instructor workstations and integrated, fully automated media production systems. The tutorial management server includes a matriculation manager that registers and maintains system security. A curriculum manager controls the routing of lesson contents to each student. Tutorial management server also includes devices that evaluates each student's proficiency and performance and creates a study guide to assist the student in improving overall performance. A messaging manager is provided to support real time communications among the students and their instructors. In an embodiment, the tutorial management server guides the student in generating a script or broadcast instructions to pre-produce a live or live-to-tape media production.

摘要翻译： 提供教学系统和方法，通过计算机网络（如全球互联网或组织的内部网）向在线媒体制作课程和其他数据发送给一个或多个学生。 辅导管理服务器与多个学生工作站，教师工作站和集成的全自动化媒体制作系统进行通信。 教程管理服务器包括注册和维护系统安全性的入门管理器。 课程经理控制每个学生的课程内容路线。 教学管理服务器还包括评估每个学生的能力和绩效的设备，并创建一个学习指南，以帮助学生提高整体表现。 提供消息传递管理器来支持学生及其教师之间的实时通信。 在一个实施例中，教程管理服务器引导学生生成脚本或广播指令以预先生产实况或实况磁带媒体制作。

公开(公告)号：US06760916B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US09836239

申请日：2001-04-18

申请人： Alex Holtz ,  William H. Couch ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Timothy Hamlett ,  Charles Hoeppner ,  Jeffrey L. Parker ,  William Robblee ,  Richard L. Sisisky ,  Robert Snyder ,  Keith G. Tingle ,  Richard Todd ,  Roger Verboncoeur

发明人： Alex Holtz ,  William H. Couch ,  Gilberto Fres ,  Timothy Hamlett ,  Charles Hoeppner ,  Jeffrey L. Parker ,  William Robblee ,  Richard L. Sisisky ,  Robert Snyder ,  Keith G. Tingle ,  Richard Todd ,  Roger Verboncoeur

IPC分类号： H04N710

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N5/222 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4782

摘要： A multimedia production and distribution system collects or assembles a media production (such as, a news program, television programming, or radio broadcast) from a variety of sources, including television stations and other media hosting facilities. The media production is categorized and indexed for retrieval and distribution across a wired or wireless network, such as the Internet, to any client, such as a personal computer, television, or personal digital assistant. A user can operate the client to display and interact with the media production, or select various options to customize the transmission or request a standard program. Alternatively, the user can establish a template to generate the media production automatically based on personal preferences. The media production is displayed on the client with various media enhancements to add value to the media production. Such enhancements include graphics, extended play segments, opinion research, and URLs. The enhancements also include advertisements, such as commercials, active banners, and sponsorship buttons. An advertisement reporting system monitors the sale and distribution of advertisements within the network. The advertisements are priced according to factors that measure the likelihood of an advertisement actually being presented or viewed by users most likely to purchase the advertised item or service. The advertisement reporting system also collects metrics to invoice and apportion income derived from the advertisements among the network participants, including a portal host and/or producer of the content.

摘要翻译： 多媒体制作和分发系统从各种来源（包括电视台和其他媒体托管设施）收集或组装媒体制作（如新闻节目，电视节目制作或无线电广播）。 媒体制作被分类和索引，用于通过有线或无线网络（例如因特网）检索和分发给任何客户端，例如个人计算机，电视或个人数字助理。 用户可以操作客户端来显示和与媒体制作交互，或者选择各种选项来定制传输或请求标准节目。 或者，用户可以建立模板以根据个人喜好自动生成媒体制作。 媒体制作在客户端上显示各种媒体增强功能，为媒体制作增添价值。 这些增强功能包括图形，扩展播放片段，意见调查和URL。 增强功能还包括广告，如广告，活动横幅和赞助按钮。 广告报告系统监控网络内广告的销售和分发。 广告的价格是根据测量广告真正被最可能购买广告的商品或服务的用户呈现或观看的可能性的因素定价的。 广告报告系统还收集来自网络参与者（包括门户主机和/或内容的制作者）的广告中的发票和分配收入的指标。

公开(公告)号：US20110023059A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12736197

申请日：2009-04-08

申请人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

发明人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

IPC分类号： H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/234309 ,  H04N21/234363 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： The insertion of an advertisement or other new content into a time slot between content segments advantageously occurs by selecting the new segment to fill its associated slot as closely as possible. Play out of a successive content segment occurs for distribution over at least one of a first set of channels and at least one second channel until the occurrence of the time slot whereupon the new content segment undergoes play out for distribution over the at least one second channel. If the new content segment has a duration longer than the time slot, the length of at least one content segment gets reduced to provide substantially seamless play out.

摘要翻译： 将广告或其他新内容插入到内容片段之间的时隙中有利地通过选择新片段来尽可能接近地填充其相关联的时隙。 连续的内容片段的播放发生在通过第一组频道和至少一个第二频道中的至少一个频道上分发，直到新的内容片段经过播放的时间段出现以在该至少一个第二频道上分发 。 如果新的内容段具有比时隙长的持续时间，则减少至少一个内容段的长度以提供基本上无缝的播放。

公开(公告)号：US10200749B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US12736197

申请日：2009-04-08

申请人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

发明人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/81

摘要： The insertion of an advertisement or other new content into a time slot between content segments advantageously occurs by selecting the new segment to fill its associated slot as closely as possible. Play out of a successive content segment occurs for distribution over at least one of a first set of channels and at least one second channel until the occurrence of the time slot whereupon the new content segment undergoes play out for distribution over the at least one second channel. If the new content segment has a duration longer than the time slot, the length of at least one content segment gets reduced to provide substantially seamless play out.

公开(公告)号：US20110038597A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-17

申请号：US12736509

申请日：2009-04-14

申请人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

发明人： Benjamin McCallister ,  Alex Holtz

IPC分类号： H04N9/80

CPC分类号： G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/3027 ,  H04L65/4023 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04N5/262

摘要： A system for line production of a television show can include a newsroom computer system (NRCS 14) which includes a mark-up tool that allows a user to specify temporal metadata corresponding to temporal events contained within a content segment for repurposing content. Through the use of the mark-up tool, a journalist or web producer can use their existing NRCS, or the like, to specify the static, temporal and distribution metadata needed in the production process. Thus, in the event of a change during production, the NRCS can accurately and automatically repurpose the content using previously established temporal metadata.

摘要翻译： 用于线路制作电视节目的系统可以包括新闻编辑室计算机系统（NRCS 14），其包括标记工具，该标记工具允许用户指定对应于包含在内容片段中的时间事件的时间元数据以重新调整内容。 通过使用标记工具，记者或网络制作者可以使用其现有的NRCS等来指定生产过程中所需的静态，时间和分布元数据。 因此，在生产中发生变化的情况下，NRCS可以使用先前建立的时间元数据来准确地且自动地重新调整内容。

公开(公告)号：US20110007158A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12736227

申请日：2009-04-13

申请人： Alex Holtz ,  Scott Raymond Matics ,  Lionel Oisel

发明人： Alex Holtz ,  Scott Raymond Matics ,  Lionel Oisel

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： G06T7/20 ,  G01S3/7865 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/30201 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23216

摘要： Automatic tracking by a camera (16) of an object (12) such as on-air talent appearing in a television show commences by first determining whether the object lies within the camera field of view matches a reference object. If so, tracking of the object then occurs to maintain the object in fixed relationship to a pre-set location in the camera's field of view, provided the designated object has moved more than a threshold distance from the pre-set location.

摘要翻译： 通过首先确定对象是否位于相机视野内的对象（12）的相机（16），例如出现在电视节目中的空中才能的自动追踪与参考对象相匹配。 如果是这样，则如果指定的对象已经从预定位置移动超过阈值距离，则发生对象的跟踪，以使对象在照相机的视场中保持与预设位置的固定关系。