IP Library Granted Patent US 9,942,511
Granted Patent B2
US 9,942,511 · App. 14/458,213 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Preservation/degradation of video/audio aspects of a data stream

Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA); Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA); Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA); Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA); John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee: Invention Science Fund I, LLC
H04N7/0117H04N1/00137H04N1/00148H04N1/00954H04N1/2112H04N5/4401H04N5/76H04N7/163H04N9/7921H04N21/4223H04N21/4334H04N21/4335H04N21/4402H04N21/478H04N21/488H04N21/4854H04N21/6377H04N21/658G08B13/19667H04N1/32101H04N2101/00H04N2201/0084H04N2201/0087H04N2201/212H04N2201/214H04N2201/3225H04N2201/3274H04N2201/33328H04N2201/33357H04N2201/33378
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Patent No.
US 9,942,511
App. No.
14/458,213
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, a method related to data management. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application.

Claims (54)

1. A method related to data management, the method comprising:

accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution;

accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met; and

transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met.

2. A system related to data management, the system comprising:

circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution;

circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met; and

circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the circuitry for transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

circuitry for retaining a video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream in at least one of the first resolution or the second resolution, the circuitry for retaining based at least partially on the circuitry for accepting input for degrading the at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, wherein the residue is excluded from the video/audio data stream, and wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the video/audio data stream having a first resolution, wherein the designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes a designating of at least one instance of a distinct human voice and/or at least one instance of a distinct sound and/or at least one instance of an image of a distinct object.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the video/audio data stream having a first resolution, wherein the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes at least one particular video/imagery/audio aspect of interest, and

wherein the transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met includes at least:

transmitting the at least one particular video/imagery/audio aspect of interest at the second resolution different than the first resolution.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the video/audio data stream having a first resolution, wherein the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes a portion of video/audio data included in a temporal segment of the video/audio data stream.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the circuitry for transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, wherein the video/audio data stream includes a plurality of temporal segments of the video/audio data stream, and wherein the plurality of temporal segments are available in at least one of the first resolution or the second resolution.

9. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the video/audio data stream having a first resolution, wherein the video/audio data stream is a live and/or a substantially live video/audio data stream.

10. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the video/audio data stream having a first resolution, wherein the video/audio data stream is a retained video/audio data stream.

11. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

circuitry for accepting input for designating the second resolution value.

12. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one of a tactile input, a sonic input, or a visual input.

13. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

circuitry for accepting input for storing a residue of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, wherein the residue is excluded from the video/audio aspect.

14. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for degrading the at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met comprises:

circuitry for identifying at least one network associated with a device configured for displaying the video/audio data stream, and

wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the circuitry for transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met includes at least:

circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the circuitry for transmitting based at least partially on whether the network condition is met on the identified at least one network associated with the device configured for displaying the video/audio data stream.

15. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the circuitry for transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one temporal segment of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the second resolution; and

circuitry for transmitting at least one sequential temporal segment of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the second resolution based at least partially on whether the condition is met.

16. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

circuitry for monitoring at least one network associated with at least one video/audio data device, and

wherein the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met includes at least:

circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream if the circuitry for monitoring the at least one network associated with the at least one video/audio data device detects that the at least one network condition is met.

17. The system of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met comprises:

circuitry configured for modifying at least one of the bit rate, frequency range characteristics, or frequency distribution characteristics of the at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met.

18. A program product related to data management, the program product comprising:

a non-transitory signal bearing medium bearing at least:

one or more instructions for accepting input for designating a video/audio data stream having a first resolution;

one or more instructions for accepting input for degrading at least a portion of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if at least one network condition is met; and

one or more instructions for transmitting at least one of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution, the transmitting the portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution or the video/audio data stream at the second resolution based at least partially on the degrading at least a portion of the video/audio stream to a second resolution different than the first resolution if the at least one network condition is met.

19. The program product of claim 18 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises:

a recordable medium.

20. The program product of claim 18 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises:

a transmission medium.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2017
From: SEARETE LLC
To: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC
Reel/Frame 044289/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2016
From: JUNG, EDWARD K.Y.; LEVIEN, ROYCE A.; LORD, ROBERT W.; MALAMUD, MARK A.; RINALDO, JOHN D., JR.
To: SEARETE LLC
Reel/Frame 038247/0936 →
Continuity (11)
Continuation In Part 13134744 · Jun 15, 2011
Continuation In Part 11455001 · Jun 16, 2006
Continuation In Part 11441785 · May 26, 2006
Continuation In Part 11434568 · May 15, 2006
Continuation In Part 11413271 · Apr 28, 2006
Continuation In Part 11396279 · Mar 31, 2006
Continuation In Part 11376627 · Mar 15, 2006
Continuation In Part 11364496 · Feb 28, 2006
Continuation In Part 11264701 · Nov 1, 2005
Continuation In Part 11263587 · Oct 31, 2005
Related Publication 20150070582A1 · Mar 12, 2015