Transcoding multiple media elements for independent wireless delivery
View Patent ↗Transcoding multiple media elements for independent wireless delivery. Respective media or multimedia elements are selectively and respectively encoded and/or transcoded. Such respective and selective processing of different media elements provides for their unbundled and independent communication to one or more other devices. In one instance, different respective overlays of a display (e.g., a computer, TV, PDA display, etc.) are respectively and selectively transcoded and/or encoded to generate different respective streams that may each be handled differently as a function of any number of parameters (e.g., media element type, content, communication channel characteristic, source proximity, priority, etc.). Different types of media elements include photo/image, video, graphics, text, audio, picture-in-picture, two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D), and/or other types of media elements as may be included within a given configuration of a display. Each respective encoding and/or transcoding may be particularly optimized or tailored for a given media element type.
1. A communication device comprising:
a communication interface; and
a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to:
process media content to identify a plurality of media elements and to identify one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements, wherein the media content is intended for display on a display that is remotely located from the communication device;
select a first one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements;
generate a first portion of one or more encoded media streams based on first media elements of the plurality of media elements using the first one or more encodings, wherein the one or more encoded media streams are representative of the media content;
transmit the first portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via a plurality of communication channels;
select a second one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels or a change of the one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels;
generate a second portion of the one or more encoded media streams based on second media elements of the plurality of media elements using the second one or more encodings; and
transmit the second portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels.
2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
process the media content to identify a plurality of overlay types associated with the plurality of media elements; and
select the first one or more encodings from the plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements and also based on the plurality of overlay types.
3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
select a third one or more encodings from the plurality of encodings based on a first number of the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements;
generate a third portion of the one or more encoded media streams based on the plurality of media elements using the third one or more encodings;
transmit the third portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels;
select a fourth one or more encodings from the plurality of encodings based on a second number of the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements;
generate a fourth portion of the one or more encoded media streams based on the plurality of media elements using the fourth one or more encodings; and
transmit the fourth portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels.
4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
transmit at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels wirelessly, wherein the plurality of communication channels include a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication pathways between the communication device and the display.
5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
transmit at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams to an other communication device via the plurality of communication channels, wherein the other communication device is an intervening or middling node between the communication device and the display.
6. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
transmit at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams via the plurality of communication channels using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signaling that is characterized by at least one of a number of coded bits per subcarrier, a number of coded bits per OFDM symbol, or a number of data bits per OFDM symbol.
7. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first media elements of the plurality of media elements and the second media elements of the plurality of media elements correspond are part of a frame sequence of a video signal.
8. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media elements is based on at least one of text, graphics, image, photograph, video, audio, user interactive feature, picture in picture, gadget, taskbar, or background information intended for display on the display.
9. A communication device comprising:
a communication interface; and
a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to:
process media content to identify a plurality of media elements and to identify one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements, wherein the media content is intended for display on a display that is remotely located from the communication device;
select a first one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements;
generate a first portion of one or more encoded media streams based on first media elements of the plurality of media elements using the first one or more encodings, wherein the one or more encoded media streams are representative of the media content;
transmit the first portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via a plurality of communication channels wirelessly, wherein the plurality of communication channels include a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication pathways between the communication device and the display or a middling node between the communication device and the display;
select a second one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels or a change of the one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels;
generate a second portion of the one or more encoded media streams based on second media elements of the plurality of media elements using the second one or more encodings, wherein the first media elements of the plurality of media elements and the second media elements of the plurality of media elements correspond are part of a frame sequence of a video signal; and
transmit the second portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels wirelessly.
10. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
process the media content to identify a plurality of overlay types associated with the plurality of media elements; and
select the first one or more encodings from the plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements and also based on the plurality of overlay types.
11. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the processor and the communication interface are further configured to:
transmit at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams via the plurality of communication channels using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signaling that is characterized by at least one of a number of coded bits per subcarrier, a number of coded bits per OFDM symbol, or a number of data bits per OFDM symbol.
12. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the first media elements of the plurality of media elements and the second media elements of the plurality of media elements correspond are part of a frame sequence of a video signal.
13. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of media elements is based on at least one of text, graphics, image, photograph, video, audio, user interactive feature, picture in picture, gadget, taskbar, or background information intended for display on the display.
14. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:
processing media content to identify a plurality of media elements and to identify one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements, wherein the media content is intended for display on a display that is remotely located from the communication device;
selecting a first one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements;
generating a first portion of one or more encoded media streams based on first media elements of the plurality of media elements using the first one or more encodings, wherein the one or more encoded media streams are representative of the media content;
transmitting, via a communication interface of the communication device, the first portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via a plurality of communication channels;
selecting a second one or more encodings from a plurality of encodings based on one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels or a change of the one or more characteristics of the plurality of communication channels;
generate a second portion of the one or more encoded media streams based on second media elements of the plurality of media elements using the second one or more encodings; and
transmitting, via the communication interface, the second portion of one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
processing the media content to identify a plurality of overlay types associated with the plurality of media elements; and
selecting the first one or more encodings from the plurality of encodings based on the one or more characteristics of the plurality of media elements and also based on the plurality of overlay types.
16. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
transmitting, via the communication interface, at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams to the display via the plurality of communication channels wirelessly, wherein the plurality of communication channels include a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) communication pathways between the communication device and the display.
17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
transmitting, via the communication interface, at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams to an other communication device via the plurality of communication channels, wherein the other communication device is an intervening or middling node between the communication device and the display.
18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
transmitting, via the communication interface, at least one of the first portion or the second portion of the one or more encoded media streams via the plurality of communication channels using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signaling that is characterized by at least one of a number of coded bits per subcarrier, a number of coded bits per OFDM symbol, or a number of data bits per OFDM symbol.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first media elements of the plurality of media elements and the second media elements of the plurality of media elements correspond are part of a frame sequence of a video signal.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of media elements is based on at least one of text, graphics, image, photograph, video, audio, user interactive feature, picture in picture, gadget, taskbar, or background information intended for display on the display.