Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage and broadcast Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) video in switched digital video (SDV) systems are disclosed. An example switched digital video (SDV) system for broadcasting and managing motion picture experts group (MPEG) Multiple Program Transport Streams (MPTSs) comprises a system manager to select program streams to be broadcasted via the SDV system, a proxy server in communication with the system manager to provide program identification information to the system manager and to receive program selection instructions from the system manager, and a SDV switch responsive to the proxy server to route program streams selected by the system manager to respective ones of a plurality of SDV broadcast engines selected by the system manager.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage and broadcast Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) video in switched digital video (SDV) systems are disclosed. An example switched digital video (SDV) system for broadcasting and managing motion picture experts group (MPEG) Multiple Program Transport Streams (MPTSs) comprises a system manager to select program streams to be broadcasted via the SDV system, a proxy server in communication with the system manager to provide program identification information to the system manager and to receive program selection instructions from the system manager, and a SDV switch responsive to the proxy server to route program streams selected by the system manager to respective ones of a plurality of SDV broadcast engines selected by the system manager.
Abstract:
A multi-channel video and data unit comprises a splitter to split a combined data and video service signal into a data service signal and at least one video service signal. A modem and data networking module generates a data networking signal based on the data service signal. A user-initiated video selection is received by each of a plurality of remote control devices. Each of a plurality of video processing modules is responsive to a corresponding one of the remote controls to process the video service signal based on the user-initiated video selection and to generate a corresponding television signal based thereon. Each of a plurality of combiners combines the television signal from a corresponding one of the video processing modules with the data networking signal to form a corresponding combined television and data networking signal.
Abstract:
A multi-channel video and data unit (10) comprises a splitter (34) to split a combined data and video service signal into a data service signal and at least one video service signal. A modem and data networking module (72) generates a data networking signal based on the data service signal. A user-initiated video selection is received by each of a plurality of remote control devices (62, 64, 66, 70). Each of the plurality of video processing modules (42, 44, 46, 50) is responsive to a corresponding one of the remote controls to process the video service signal based on the user-initiated video selection and to generate a corresponding television signal based thereon. Each of a plurality of combiners (82. 84, 86, 90) combines the television signal from a data networking signal to form a corresponding combined television and data networking signal.