公开(公告)号：US20210360301A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US17242542

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Andrew White ,  Aidan Williams

IPC分类号： H04N21/242 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/845

摘要： The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronised playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronising playout among devices connected to a data network.

公开(公告)号：US11075967B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16432407

申请日：2019-06-05

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Aidan Michael Williams ,  James Henry Westendorp

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04H60/04 ,  H04J3/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： A system for providing networked access to media signals, the system comprising at least one virtual media card configured to interface with at least one application that produces and/or consumes media signals, and/or at least one media interface configured to interface with at least one physical media card that produces and/or consumes media signals. The system may also comprise a network interface configured to enable the system to exchange media signals with other devices on a common network, and a reference clock configured to provide a common clock signal to the at least one virtual media card, the at least one media interface, and the common network. An advertisement and discovery module configured to identify when the at least one application is started and/or stopped and when the at least one media card is attached and/or detached from the system may also be provided. The advertisement and discovery module is configured to: (i) make I/O channels of the at least one media card available to the system and the common network, and (ii) make I/O channels of the at least one application available to the system and the common network.

公开(公告)号：US20110286472A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US13193283

申请日：2011-07-28

申请人： Aidan Williams ,  Varuni Witana

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Varuni Witana

IPC分类号： H04J3/24

CPC分类号： H04J3/0661 ,  H04J3/0632 ,  H04J3/0667 ,  H04L7/0025 ,  H04L9/12 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L29/0854 ,  H04L43/106 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/4305

摘要： A networked system is provided for transporting digital media packets, such as audio and video. The network includes network devices interconnected to send and receive packets. Each network device can receive and transmit media signals from media devices. A master clock generates a system time signal that the network devices use, together with a network time protocol to generate a local clock signal synchronised to the system time signal for both rate and offset. The local clock signal governs both the rate and offset of the received or transmitted media signals. The system, which can be implemented using conventional network equipment enables media signals to be transported to meet quality and timing requirements for high quality audio and video reproduction.

摘要翻译： 提供用于传输数字媒体分组（例如音频和视频）的网络系统。 该网络包括互连以发送和接收数据包的网络设备。 每个网络设备可以从媒体设备接收和发送媒体信号。 主时钟产生网络设备使用的系统时间信号，以及网络时间协议，以产生与速率和偏移量的系统时间信号同步的本地时钟信号。 本地时钟信号控制接收或传输的媒体信号的速率和偏移。 可以使用常规网络设备实现的系统使得媒体信号能够被传输以满足用于高质量音频和视频再现的质量和时序要求。

公开(公告)号：US10771290B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16548493

申请日：2019-08-22

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Christopher Graham Ware

IPC分类号： H04B3/00 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L12/66

摘要： Systems, methods, and processor readable media for distributing digital data and electrical power to a plurality of devices over high-impedance cables are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a gateway device connected to a power source, a first device connected to the gateway device by a cable, the cable being a high-impedance cable having at least two conductive paths, and wherein the first device receives electrical power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path of the cable, a second device connected to the gateway device by the cable wherein the second device receives power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path, and wherein the power source provides power to the first and second devices via the cable, and wherein the second device is connected to the gateway device through the first device via a daisy-chain topology.

公开(公告)号：US09979767B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14858893

申请日：2015-09-18

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Andrew White

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/875 ,  H04L12/861 ,  H04L12/879 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04L12/863

CPC分类号： H04L65/60 ,  H04L47/50 ,  H04L47/564 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/901 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4092 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04L69/14 ,  H04N21/4392

摘要： This invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of digital media packets, such as audio and video channels and lighting instructions. The network (104) is comprised of at least a transmitter device (110) and a receiving device (112). The controllers (122) and (126) of these devices handle the exchanging of configuration messages between the devices (110) and (112). Using the invention, the user is not required to manually configure the processor to receive media packet streams. Instead, a controller (126) of a receiving device (112) operates to receive information on a user selection of media channels and automatically configure the processor of the transmitter device. Further, the receiving device (112) is able to receive media channels using both unicast and multicast protocols. Media channels can be given textual labels which are unique on the unique (104) and easily identify to the user the actual source of the media channel. Media channels of different formats to be sent on the same net work simultaneous. Further, redundant media channels are easily accommodated.

公开(公告)号：US08411679B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US13152815

申请日：2011-06-03

申请人： Aidan Williams ,  Andrew White

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Andrew White

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L65/60 ,  H04L47/50 ,  H04L47/564 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/901 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4092 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04L69/14 ,  H04N21/4392

摘要： This invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of digital media packets, such as audio and video channels and lighting instructions. In particular, the invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of redundant media packet streams. Samples are extracted (556) from a first (904) and second (906) media packet stream. The extracted samples are written to a buffer (910) based on the output time of each sample (556). Extracted samples having the same output time are written to the same location in the buffer. Both media packet streams are simply processed all the way to the buffer without any particular knowledge that one of the packet streams is actually redundant. This simplifies the management of the redundant packet streams, such as eliminating the need for a “fail-over” switch and the concept of an “active stream”, The location is the storage space allocated to store one sample. The extracted sample written to the location may be written over another extracted sample from a different packet stream previously written to the location. These extracted samples written to the same location may be identical.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及诸如音频和视频信道以及照明指令的数字媒体分组的发送和接收。 特别地，本发明涉及发送和接收冗余媒体分组流。 从第一（904）和第二（906）媒体分组流中提取样本（556）。 提取的样本基于每个样本的输出时间（556）被写入缓冲器（910）。 具有相同输出时间的提取样本被写入缓冲器中的相同位置。 两个媒体分组流都被简单地处理到缓冲器，而没有任何特定的知识，一个分组流实际上是冗余的。 这简化了冗余数据包流的管理，例如不需要故障切换交换机和活动流的概念。位置是分配用于存储一个样本的存储空间。 写入位置的提取样本可以从先前写入该位置的不同分组流中写入另一提取样本。 写入相同位置的这些提取的样本可能是相同的。

公开(公告)号：US08171152B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-01

申请号：US12451420

申请日：2008-05-12

申请人： Andrew White ,  Aidan Williams

发明人： Andrew White ,  Aidan Williams

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/242 ,  H04J3/0632 ,  H04J3/0667 ,  H04L43/0858 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/4305 ,  H04N21/4341 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/845

摘要： The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronized playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronizing playout among devices connected to a data network.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及发送和接收诸如音频和视频信道的媒体信道。 这些信道可以作为分组从一个或多个发射设备发送到一个或多个接收设备用于播出。 本公开的某些实施例包括用于确定用于接收信号的同步播放的数据网络的等待时间的系统，方法和计算机可读介质。 另外，本公开的某些实施例包括用于在连接到数据网络的设备之间同步播放的系统，方法和计算机可读介质。

公开(公告)号：US11252212B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16709301

申请日：2019-12-10

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Andrew White

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L47/50 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04L47/56 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/901 ,  H04L65/613 ,  H04L65/611 ,  H04L69/14

摘要： This invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of digital media packets, such as audio and video channels and lighting instructions. In particular, the invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of redundant media packet streams. Samples are extracted from a first and second media packet stream. The extracted samples are written to a buffer based on the output time of each sample. Extracted samples having the same output time are written to the same location in the buffer. Both media packet streams are simply processed all the way to the buffer without any particular knowledge that one of the packet streams is actually redundant. This simplifies the management of the redundant packet streams, such as eliminating the need for a “fail-over” switch and the concept of an “active stream”, The location is the storage space allocated to store one sample. The extracted sample written to the location may be written over another extracted sample from a different packet stream previously written to the location. These extracted samples written to the same location may be identical.

公开(公告)号：US11019381B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16373336

申请日：2019-04-02

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Andrew White ,  Aidan Williams

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/643 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04J3/06

摘要： The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronised playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronising playout among devices connected to a data network.

公开(公告)号：US20210058437A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17010388

申请日：2020-09-02

申请人： Audinate Pty Limited

发明人： Aidan Williams ,  Andrew White

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/863 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04L12/875 ,  H04L12/861 ,  H04L12/879

摘要： This invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of digital media packets, such as audio and video channels and lighting instructions. The network (104) is comprised of at least a transmitter device (110) and a receiving device (112). The controllers (122) and (126) of these devices handle the exchanging of configuration messages between the devices (110) and (112). Using the invention, the user is not required to manually configure the processor to receive media packet streams. Instead, a controller (126) of a receiving device (112) operates to receive information on a user selection of media channels and automatically configure the processor of the transmitter device. Further, the receiving device (112) is able to receive media channels using both unicast and multicast protocols. Media channels can be given textual labels which are unique on the unique (104) and easily identify to the user the actual source of the media channel. Media channels of different formats to be sent on the same network simultaneous. Further, redundant media channels are easily accommodated.