VIDEO DATA EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A system and method extending mobile video data across multiple display hardware platforms is disclosed. The system incorporates a mobile user interface device (MUD) interacting with a video control unit (VCU) to present display video content (DVC) on a video display unit (VDU). The MUD and VCU coordinate to control their respective display content in real-time based on a specific integrated user interaction context (UIC) provided by the MUD to the VCU. The VCU executes the UIC to control the merging in real-time of primary video content (PVC) and secondary video content (SVC) that are combined to form the DVC. Video content processed by the VCU as PVC/SVC input may be sourced from external video sources (EVS) directly connected to the VCU and/or data sourced from a computer communications network (CCN) via routing through the MUD and/or VCU.

主权项

1. A video data extension system comprising:
(a) mobile user device (MUD); (b) video control unit (VCU); (c) host computer system (HSC); and (d) computer communication network (CCN); wherein said MUD is configured to retrieve mobile video content (MVC) from said HCS via said CCN; said MUD is configured to transmit said MVC to said VCU via a wireless communication link (WCL); said VCU is configured to accept primary video content (PVC) from an external video source (EVS); said VCU is configured to accept said MVC as secondary video content (SVC) from said MUD; said VCU is configured to merge said PVC and said SVC to generate a display video context (DVC); said VCU is configured to transmit said DVC to a video display unit (VDU) for presentation to a user; said MUD is configured to define a user interaction context (UIC) that defines said merging of said PVC and said SVC within said VCU; said MUD is configured to transmit said UIC to said VCU via said WCL; and said VCU is configured to execute said UIC to generate said DVC in real-time via said merging of said PVC and said SVC.