Internet streaming and dynamic display of web cam videos

摘要

Internet streaming from broadcast radio or television stations is described wherein triggers for dynamic content from internal or external systems cause an encoder system to generate command messages, and optionally to synchronize those command messages with any delays associated with the triggering events. Command messages are delivered through a streaming media distribution system to client media players which obtain or present the dynamic content, in association with any desired configuration changes to the appearance of the media player or the method or manner in which the dynamic content is presented.

主权项

1. A method of an encoding system of a radio station broadcaster streaming an audio media stream to multiple client web pages via the Internet, the method of the encoding system to cause a media player of the client web pages to dynamically connect to a remote web camera stream and present the video from the web camera on each of the client web pages, the client web pages having at least one client media player, the combination of software in the client web page and software in the client media player collectively comprising client software, the client media players receiving a media stream from the encoder system, the encoder system having a delay filter, network connectivity, and an encoder comprising the steps of:
a. receiving a media stream from an audio source of a radio station by an encoding system, the encoding system inserting the media stream into a delay filter; b. encoding the media output of the delay filter into an encoded media stream by the encoder system when the delay has expired for each quantum of media in the delay filter; c. transmitting the encoded media stream by the encoder system as a media channel of a composite data stream over a network to a media distribution server, the composite data stream being delivered to client media players of client web pages via the media distribution server; d. receiving a trigger message from an external source by the encoder system identifying a web camera video to be displayed on the client web pages, and causing the encoder system to create a command message which will cause the client software to play the video from the web camera; e. inserting the command message into the delay filter by the encoder system, the received media stream and command messages passing synchronously through the delay filter; and, f. transmitting the command message in a control channel of the composite data stream by the encoder system when the delay of the delay filter has expired, the command message being received by the distribution media server and delivered by the distribution media server to client media players simultaneously with the audio media that was received by the encoder system at the same time the trigger message was received; whereby the client web pages connect to and present the identified web cam video at the appropriate time in relation to the contents of the audio stream.