WO2011059359A1 - Video information system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a video information system including a sub-system of multi-program split-screens, and can be used for developing video-information interactive systems for multifunctional broadcasting with accompanying sound. In order to ensure the multi-program synchronous transmission of video and speech information on several channels and to a plurality of split-screens while listening to the accompanying sound for each screen of the split-screen in different languages according to the subscriber's choice and in real time, the video information system comprises a sub-system (1) of N multi-program split-screens interconnected with a sub-system (2) for generating and translating television and video programs, including information on emergency situations, through video-program transmission channels (3), wherein the transmission of packets of accompanying sound and other messages for each program in the multi-program split-screens is carried out from the sub-system (2) for generating and translating television and video programs via a cellular communication network (4) and towards subscribers' terminals (7) of the cellular communication network by translating, on channels of the cellular communication network (4), packets of accompanying sound containing messages for each screen in the split-screen individually into each cell where multi-program split-screens are provided and via the cellular communication network (4) in an interactive mode.

Description

 Video Information System

 The technical field The invention relates to the field of radio communications and television broadcasting, in particular to a video information system with a subsystem of multi-program split screens and can be used to build video information interactive systems of multi-function broadcasting with soundtrack, transmitted in parallel with broadcasting television and various video programs, with the possibility of listening to each soundtrack programs in various languages at the choice of the subscriber.

 State of the art

A well-known video information system containing video walls for government and government agencies, and implemented to visualize data at the Center for Emergency Management in Virginia (USA), which collects information and monitors situations related to natural disasters and emergency situations in Virginia, contains four 40-inch LCD screens. The displays present maps in graphical form, or videos from the places of events, according to which the relevant services make decisions in real time (see, for example, hop: //www.planarcontrolroom.com).

 Known video information systems containing video walls, consisting of split screens, designed to display videos, graphic images and alphanumeric messages. The number of screens in a split screen can range from 4 to 128 (see http://www.icsvideowalls.com).

However, known systems have relatively low functionality, since there is no translation sound accompaniment to video plots on screens in a multi-screen; there is no possibility to choose the broadcast of sound accompaniment in a certain language.

 In terms of technical nature, the closest to the proposed technical solution is a video information system, including mono or split screens, designed to form images coming from many different sources:

 - television receivers;

 - computer networks, including the Internet;

 - conferencing systems;

 - video cameras;

 - industrial video surveillance systems, etc.

 Video images from various sources are displayed on split screens in order to inform the public about current events and emergency situations, transmit advertising materials, display information at elections, and make presentations at various congresses and conferences. At the same time, multi-screens in the form of video walls are implemented, which provide the ability to display on a separate screen in a multi-screen any information from an arbitrary number of sources, while it is possible to scale the image and quickly change the script for video display. Of considerable interest is the use of split screens during public events, primarily during major sporting events, such as the Olympic Games (see, for example, http://www.9xmedia.com/new/products/applications.php )

However, this well-known video information system has a significant drawback - there is no possibility of listening speech accompaniment in the selected split-screen in the language necessary for the viewer.

 Disclosure of invention

 The basis of the invention is the task of developing a video information system that provides multi-program synchronous transmission of video and voice information over many channels to multiple screens with the ability to listen to sound for each split-screen in different languages at the user's choice in real time.

The problem is solved in that the video information system, according to the technical solution, contains interconnected subsystem of multi-program поли-screens with a subsystem for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs, including information about emergencies, through the transmission channels of video programs, and the transmission of sound packages and other messages for each program in multi-program multi-screens it is implemented from the subsystem of the formation and broadcast of television and video programs h Through a cellular communication network to standard cellular subscriber terminals by broadcasting audio packages through the cellular network channels containing sound messages for each screen in a split-screen individually to each cell where multi-program split-screens are located, moreover, selecting a screen in a split-screen and choosing a soundtrack language is provided through the cellular network in an interactive mode by sending a message to the subscriber corresponding to the selected items in the menu related to the number tap in the split screen and the selected language through the subscriber terminal of the cellular network to the server for forming broadcast channels for sound transmission. In addition, the subsystem for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs contains a block for generating and storing video programs, the inputs of which are inputs to the subsystem for generating and broadcasting television and video programs, and the first and second outputs are connected, respectively, to the input of the block for forming multilingual sound accompaniment for video programs and the first input of the control unit for selecting and pairing sound and video programs, to the second input of which the output of the block for the formation of multilingual sound accompaniment of video programs is connected, the first output of the control unit is selected and pairing the sound accompaniment of the video programs is the communication output of the subsystem for generating and broadcasting television and video programs with the cellular network, and the second output of the control unit for selecting and pairing the sound and video programs through the video display unit is connected to the input of the video selection selection control unit, the output of which is through the interface with by means of video program transmission it is connected to the communication output of the subsystem for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs with channels transmitting video programs, in addition, the structure of the subsystem for generating and broadcasting television and video programs is configured to transmit sound programs and other messages for each of the N multi-program split screens via the cellular network to the location area of the multi-program split screen, including a cell or micro cell, or several hundred of a cellular network communication, as well as the structure of the subsystem for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs is made with the possibility of providing subscriber access Attention to broadcast sound or another message through the subscriber terminal of the cellular network after the cellular network registers the location of the subscriber belonging to the area of the multi-program split-screen using technologies positioning used in cellular communications and / or in global satellite positioning systems. In addition, in order to minimize the capacity of the subsystem of base stations of a cellular communication network related to the areas where N multiple screens are located, sound and other messages to screens are transmitted in the broadcasting mode “broadcasting” over traffic channels, or over IP channels, for example, via GPRS to GSM, and in parallel with the transmission of sound, it is possible to send a text message displayed as a creeping line or a fixed text message to the subscriber terminal of the cellular network Installing software on mobile communication terminals to ensure listening to sound or reading text can be provided by remote control technologies of subscriber terminals via radio channels of a cellular communication network such as OTA, FOTA, OMA-DM and other methods (see, for example, Mehrotra Asha, GSM System Engineering, Artech House, INC, 1997, 45 Op .; Korhonen Juha, Introduction to 3G Mobile Communications, Artech House, INC, 2003, 544p.).

 The essence of the technical solution lies in the fact that the implementation of the video information system in the manner described above allows you to provide a choice of sound support by the subscriber in interactive mode for each screen in a split screen in any language in real time.

 Comparison of the proposed system with the known allows us to confirm compliance with the criterion of "Novelty", and the absence of distinctive features in the analogues indicates the compliance with the criterion of "inventive step".

 Preliminary tests allow us to judge compliance with the criterion of "Industrial applicability".

Brief Description of the Drawings In FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of the proposed video information system.

 The best embodiment of the invention

 The video information system contains a subsystem (1) of multi-program Ν-split screens interconnected with a subsystem (2) of the formation and broadcast of television and video programs, including emergency information, via video transmission channels (3) and a cellular communication network (4) interconnected with standard subscriber terminals (7). The cellular communication network (4) includes a server (6-1) for generating broadcast audio transmission interconnected through a switching and control subsystem (6-2) with a base station subsystem (6-3).

The subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs contains a block (5-1) for generating and storing video programs, the inputs of which are inputs of the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs, and the first and second outputs are connected, respectively, to the input of the block (5-2) the formation of a multilingual soundtrack for video programs and the first input of the block (5-3) for controlling the selection and pairing of soundtracks and video programs. To the second input of the block (5-3) is connected the output of the block (5-2) of the formation of multilingual sound accompaniment of video programs. The first output of the control unit for selecting and pairing the audio accompaniment of video programs is the communication output of the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs with the cellular network (4), and the second output of the unit for controlling and matching the audio pairing (5-3) support and video programs through the block (5-4) display video programs connected to the input of the block (5-5) control the selection of video programs. The output of the latter through the block (5-6) interfaces with the means of transmitting video programs is connected to the communication output subsystems (2) for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs with channels (3) for transmitting video programs. Channels (3) for transmitting video programs connect a subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs with a subsystem (1) for multi-program Ν-split screens.

 Block (5-1) can be made in the form of a server containing a digital tape recorder for recording video and audio messages.

 Block (5-2) can be made in the form of a switch through which simultaneous translation of incoming voice messages into different languages can be provided.

 Block (5-3) can be made in the form of a synchronizer of digital streams of audio and video images related to the same video program.

 The video program display unit (5-4) can be made in the form of a system of monitors for viewing images.

 Block (5-5) control the selection of broadcast video programs, can be made in the form of a multi-channel switch.

 Block (5-6) for interfacing with video program transmission means - to ensure the operation mode when transferring selected programs to cable and / or wireless communication channels on split screens.

 Server (6-1) can be built on the basis of a standard computer.

Subsystems (6-2) and (6-3) are standard elements of a cellular network. In a video information system, sound packets and other messages for each program are transmitted in multi-program split screens from the subsystem (2) of generating and broadcasting television and video programs via a cellular network (4) to standard subscriber terminals (7) of a cellular communication network by broadcasting over channels cellular networks of sound packages individually to each cell or microcell (where there are multi-program split screens) containing messages for each screen in a split screen. The screen selection in the split-screen and the choice of audio language is provided via the cellular network (4) in the interactive mode by sending the subscriber a message corresponding to the selected menu items on the screen of the subscriber terminal (7) related to the screen number (Pi) in the split-screen and the selected language (Fj), through the cellular network terminal to the server (6-1) for forming sound broadcasting channels, similar to that adopted in electronic voting systems via a cellular terminal (see http: //www.bashni, ru.

The structure of the subsystem (2) for the formation and broadcasting of television and video programs is made with the possibility of transmitting sound programs and other messages for each of the N multi-program multi-screens through the cellular communication network (4) to the multi-program multi-screen location area, including a cell or micro-cell, or several hundred of a network cellular communication, as well as the structure of the subsystem (2) for the formation and broadcasting of television and video programs is made with the possibility of providing the subscriber with access to the broadcast sounds escort or other message through the terminal (7) of the cellular communication network after the cellular communication network has registered the location of the subscriber belonging to the multi-program split-screen location zone using location technologies used in cellular communications and / or in global satellite-based location systems such as GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO (see, for example, Yu.A. Gromakov, A.V. Severin, V.A. Shevtsov Location technologies in GSM and UNTS. Ecotrends 2005, 140 s). In addition, to minimize the capacity of the base stations of the cellular network (4), related to the areas of the location of N split screens, the transmission of sound and other messages to the screens are implemented in the “broadcasting” mode of broadcasting via traffic channels, or via IP channels, for example, via GPRS to GSM, and in parallel with the transmission of sound accompaniment, it is possible to send a text message to the subscriber terminal of a cellular communication network displayed as a running line or fixed a text message, the installation of software on the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular network to provide listening to sound or reading text can be provided by those ology of remote control of terminals via cellular radio channels such as OTA, FOTA, OMA-DM or other methods (see, for example, Mehrotra Asha, GSM System Engineering, Artech House, INC, 1997, 450p .; Korhonen Juha, Introduction to 3G Mobile Communications, Artech House, INC, 2003, 544p.).

To implement the proposed technical solution in the subsystem (2) of the formation and broadcast of television and video programs, the block (5-1) of the formation and storage of video programs accumulates all incoming video and audio information that comes from external sources, such as television broadcasting, IP-television, advertising agencies, security system, etc. The block (5-1) of the formation and storage of video programs provides a synchronous separation of the video image and sound of the plots, directing the video stream through the block (5-3) for controlling the selection and conjugation of sound and video programs sequentially through the blocks (5-4), (5-5) , (5-6) and channels (3) to the subsystem (1) of multi-program N-split screens, and directing the audio (sound) stream to the block (5-2) of forming multilingual sound accompaniment of video programs, which provides simultaneous translation of incoming primary voice messages th in different languages. Block (5-3) controls the selection and pairing of audio for video programs provides synchronous transmission of video and audio content on demand, respectively, to subsystem (1) of multi-program Ν-split screens and subscriber terminals (7) of a cellular communication network through a server (6-1) of forming broadcast channels for sound transmission, which provides access to the transmitted voice information at the same time for many subscribers, each of which provides a choice of sound and the broadcast language through the menu on the subscriber’s phone.

 Industrial applicability

 The stated advantages of the proposed system provide the possibility of widespread use for building video information interactive systems of multifunctional broadcasting with soundtrack transmitted in parallel with broadcasting television and various video programs, with the ability to listen to the soundtrack of each program in different languages at the choice of the subscriber.

Claims

CLAIM 1. Video information system, which is characterized by the fact that it contains interconnected subsystem (1) of multi-program поли-split screens with subsystem (2) of the formation and broadcast of television and video programs , including emergency information, through the channels (3) of transmitting video programs, and the transmission of sound packages and other messages for each program in multi-program split screens is implemented from the subsystem (2) of the formation and broadcast of television and video programs via a network (4) of cellular communication to the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular communication network by transmitting sound packages containing messages for each screen in a multi-screen, individually to each cell where multi-program multi-screens are located, via the channels of the network (4) of cellular communication, the screen being selected and the screen selected the audio language is provided via the cellular network (4) in an interactive mode by sending a message by the subscriber corresponding to the selected items in the menu related to the screen number in the split screen and the selected language, es subscriber terminal (7) in the cellular network server (6-1) forming the broadcast audio channel. 2. The video information system according to claim 1, characterized in that the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs contains a block (5-1) for generating and storing video programs, the inputs of which are inputs of the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs , and the first and second outputs are connected, respectively, to the input of the block (5-2) for the formation of multilingual sound accompaniment of video programs and the first input of the block (5-3) for controlling the choice and pairing of sound and video programs, to the second which course the output of the block (5-2) for forming multilingual audio accompaniment of video programs is connected, the first output of the block (5-3) for controlling the selection and pairing of audio accompaniment for video programs is the communication output of the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs with the cellular communication network (4), and the second output of the block (5-3) for controlling the selection and pairing of sound and video programs through the block (5-4) for displaying the video programs is connected to the input of the block (5-5) for controlling the choice of video programs, the output of which is through the block (5-6) with voltage with the means of transmitting video programs is connected to the communication output of the subsystem (2) for the formation and broadcasting of television and video programs with channels (3) for transmitting video programs.  3. The video information system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the structure of the subsystem (2) for generating and broadcasting television and video programs is configured to transmit sound programs and other messages for each of the N multi-program split screens via a cellular communication network (4) in the area of the multi-program split-screen (Ni), including a cell or several hundred of a cellular network, and / or the structure of the subsystem (2) for the formation and broadcast of television and video programs is made with the possibility of both the subscriber’s access to the broadcast sound or another message through the subscriber terminal (7) of the cellular network after the cellular network (4) registers the subscriber’s location related to the split-screen area using location technologies used in cellular communication and / or global satellite positioning systems. 4. The video information system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that in order to minimize the capacity of the base stations of the cellular network (4) related to the location zones of N split screens, audio transmission escort and other messages to the screens is implemented through the cellular network in the broadcasting mode "broadcasting".  5. The video information system according to claim 3, characterized in that in order to minimize the capacity of the base stations of the cellular network (4) related to the areas of N multiple screens, sound and other messages to the screens are transmitted via the cellular network in the broadcast mode " broadcasting. " 6. The video information system according to claim 1, 2, or 5, characterized in that in parallel with the transmission of sound, it is possible to transmit a text message displayed as a creeping line or a fixed text message to the subscriber terminal (7) of the cellular communication network.  7. The video information system according to claim 3, characterized in that in parallel with the transmission of sound, it is possible to send a text message displayed as a creeping line or a fixed text message to a subscriber terminal (7) of the cellular network.  8. The video information system according to claim 4, characterized in that in parallel with the transmission of sound, it is possible to transmit a text message displayed as a creeping line or a fixed text message to a subscriber terminal (7) of the cellular communication network. 9. The video information system according to claim 1 or 2, or 5, or 7, or 8, characterized in that the software is installed on the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular communication network to provide listening to sound or reading text provided by remote control technologies for terminals radio channels of a cellular communication network, such as OTA, FOTA, OMA-DM. 10. The video information system according to claim 3, characterized in that the software is installed on the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular communication network to provide listening to sound or reading text provided by remote control technologies for the terminals via radio channels of the cellular communication network, such as OTA, FOTA, OMA -DM.  11. The video information system according to claim 4, characterized in that the software is installed on the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular communication network to provide listening to sound or reading text provided by remote control technologies for the terminals via radio channels of the cellular communication network, such as OTA, FOTA, OMA -DM.  12. The video information system according to claim 6, characterized in that the software is installed on the subscriber terminals (7) of the cellular communication network for listening to sound or reading text provided by remote control technologies for the terminals via radio channels of the cellular communication network, such as OTA, FOTA, OMA -DM.