IP Library Granted Patent US 9,966,110
Granted Patent B2
US 9,966,110 · App. 15/295,754 · Granted May 8, 2018

Video-production system with DVE feature

Inventor: Hank J. Hundemer (Bellevue, KY)
Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
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Patent No.
US 9,966,110
App. No.
15/295,754
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a computing system, a first command; (ii) responsive to receiving the first command, executing, by the computing system, a first portion of a digital-video effect (DVE) by sequentially performing a first subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the first portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a first portion of video content at a first frame rate; (iii) receiving, by the computing system, a second command that is different from the first command; and (iv) responsive to receiving the second command, executing, by the computing system, a second portion of the DVE by sequentially performing a second subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the second portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a second portion of the video content at a second frame rate that is different than the first frame rate.

Claims (35)

1. A method for use in connection with a computing system configured to execute a digital-video effect (DVE) by sequentially performing a set of ordered steps, wherein executing the DVE causes the computing system to generate video content, wherein the set of ordered steps comprises a first subset of ordered steps followed by a second subset of ordered steps, the method comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a first command;

responsive to receiving the first command, executing, by the computing system, a first portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the first subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the first portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a first portion of the video content at a first frame rate;

receiving, by the computing system, a second command that is different from the first command; and

responsive to receiving the second command, executing, by the computing system, a second portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the second subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the second portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a second portion of the video content at a second frame rate that is different than the first frame rate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is a DVE system.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

from among the generated first portion of the video content and the generated second portion of the video content, integrating, by the computing system, only the generated second portion of the video content into a video program.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frame rate is greater than the second frame rate.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second command comprises receiving the second command via a user interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the second command comprises receiving the second command from a sequencing system.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts for use in connection with a computing system configured to execute a digital-video effect (DVE) by sequentially performing a set of ordered steps, wherein executing the DVE causes the computing system to generate video content, wherein the set of ordered steps comprises a first subset of ordered steps followed by a second subset of ordered steps, the set of acts comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a first command;

responsive to receiving the first command, executing, by the computing system, a first portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the first subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the first portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a first portion of the video content at a first frame rate;

receiving, by the computing system, a second command; and

responsive to receiving the second command, executing, by the computing system, a second portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the second subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the second portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a second portion of the video content at a second frame rate that is different than the first frame rate.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS).

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computing system is a DVE system.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the set of acts further comprising:

from among the generated first portion of the video content and the generated second portion of the video content, integrating, by the computing system, only the generated second portion of the video content into a video program.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first frame rate is greater than the second frame rate.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein receiving the second command comprises receiving the second command via a user interface.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein receiving the second command comprises receiving the second command from a sequencing system.

15. A computing system configured for (i) use in connection with a computing system configured to execute a digital-video effect (DVE) by sequentially performing a set of ordered steps, wherein executing the DVE causes the computing system to generate video content, wherein the set of ordered steps comprises a first subset of ordered steps followed by a second subset of ordered steps, and (ii) performing a set of acts comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a first command;

responsive to receiving the first command, executing, by the computing system, a first portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the first subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the first portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a first portion of the video content at a first frame rate;

receiving, by the computing system, a second command; and

responsive to receiving the second command, executing, by the computing system, a second portion of the DVE by sequentially performing the second subset of ordered steps, wherein executing the second portion of the DVE causes the computing system to generate a second portion of the video content at a second frame rate that is different than the first frame rate.

16. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VB S).

17. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the computing system is a DVE system.

18. The computing system of claim 15 , the set of acts further comprising:

from among the generated first portion of the video content and the generated second portion of the video content, integrating, by the computing system, only the generated second portion of the video content into a video program.

19. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the first frame rate is greater than the second frame rate.

20. The computing system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the second command comprises receiving the second command via a user interface.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 048783/0537 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 050473/0797 →
PARTIAL RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 040306/0814 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 050474/0176 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 19, 2019
From: CHICAGOLAND TELEVISION NEWS, INC.; KPLR, INC.; KSTU, LLC; KSWB, LLC; KTLA, LLC; KTVI, LLC; KWGN, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING DENVER, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING FORT SMITH, LLC; TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY; TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.; WDAF LICENSE, INC.; WDCW, LLC; WGHP, LLC; WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; WHNT, LLC; WJW TELEVISION, LLC; WNEP, LLC; WPIX, LLC; WQAD, LLC; WREG, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050438/0004 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 048783/0537 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2016
From: GRACENOTE, INC.; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040306/0814 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: HUNDEMER, HANK J.
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 040041/0001 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62242593 · Oct 16, 2015
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