Method for conditioning a network based video stream and system for transmitting same

摘要

A method for conditioning a network based encoded video stream including receiving the video stream over an RF data link, detecting any missing and/or corrupted data within the data stream, and inserting curative data in place of the missing or corrupted data. A system and method for transmitting a real-time video stream to an end-user at least partially over an RF data link including the video conditioner wherein a camera obtains video footage, an encoder to compresses the video stream, an RF transmitter transmits the encoded video stream over an RF data link, and an RF receiver to receives the encoded video stream from the RF transmitter. The video stream is conditioned by the video conditioner and routed to an end user through a computer network wherein a decoder decodes the encoded video stream and the video stream is viewed on a display.

主权项

1. A method for conditioning a network based encoded video data stream comprising:
receiving the encoded real-time video data stream; detecting an interruption in the encoded video data stream in a video conditioner; inserting an encoded curative data sequence into the encoded video data stream in substantially real-time in the video conditioner to repair the detected interruption, wherein said encoded curative data sequence comprises at least one of a replacement screen data packet that comprises a data sequence and operation necessary to result in the display of all or part of a blank screen, a transitioning curative data sequence comprising a data sequence or an operation that provides a decoder the instructions and data necessary to complete a readable instruction of an incomplete data packet of the encoded real-time video data stream, or a resuming data sequence comprising a data sequence or an operation that provides a decoder a necessary decoding sequence or operation to transition from one of said replacement screen data packet or a transitioning curative data to said received encoded real-time video data stream; and outputting an encoded uninterrupted substantially real-time data stream from the video conditioner.