IP Library Granted Patent US 12,149,759
Granted Patent B2
US 12,149,759 · App. 16/635,306 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Display control apparatus, display control method, and video output apparatus

Inventor: Susumu Shiota (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H04N21/23439A61B1/00009A61B1/00016H04N21/2662H04N21/6377B60R2300/406B60R2300/60
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Patent No.
US 12,149,759
App. No.
16/635,306
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reception apparatus and reception method receive sub streaming concurrently with receiving main streaming. A streaming apparatus transmits sub streaming concurrently with transmitting main streaming. An operating room system includes cameras that acquire image data and an audiovisual controller that receives sub streaming from the cameras concurrently with receiving main streaming from one of the cameras. A vehicle control system includes cameras mounted onto a vehicle and an integrated unit that receives sub streaming from the cameras concurrently with receiving main streaming from one of the cameras.

Claims (65)

1. A reception method comprising:

receiving, with communication circuitry, a first individual video stream of decoded low-quality video data at a first bit rate from a streaming apparatus prior to receiving a second individual video stream of decoded high-quality video data, wherein the first individual video stream is based on two or more sub-streaming video streams from a plurality of cameras, and wherein the second individual video stream is based on a main streaming video stream from only one video stream of the plurality of cameras;

transmitting, with the communication circuitry, a start request that requests the streaming apparatus to commence transmitting the second individual video stream in response to receiving the first individual video stream; and

displaying, with display output circuitry, the first individual video stream on a first portion of a screen while simultaneously displaying the second individual video stream on a second portion of the screen that is different from the first portion,

wherein

the first portion has a first display size,

the second portion has a second display size, and

the first display size is equal to the second display size.

2. The reception method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, with the communication circuitry, the first individual video stream concurrently with the second individual video stream, wherein the second individual video stream has a second bit rate that differs from the first bit rate.

3. The reception method according to claim 2 , wherein the second bit rate is higher than the first bit rate.

4. The reception method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the communication circuitry, a stop request that requests the streaming apparatus to stop transmitting the second individual video stream.

5. The reception method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the communication circuitry, an additional start request that requests an additional streaming apparatus to commence transmitting a third individual video stream.

6. The reception method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the communication circuitry, the stop request before the communication circuitry transmits the additional start request.

7. The reception method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting, with the communication circuitry, the stop request after a display output circuitry switches from the second individual video stream to the third individual video stream.

8. A reception apparatus comprising:

communication circuitry configured to:

receive a first individual video stream of decoded low-quality video data at a first bit rate from a streaming apparatus prior to receiving a second individual video stream of decoded high-quality video data from the streaming apparatus, wherein the first individual video stream is based on two or more sub-streaming video streams from a plurality of cameras, and wherein the second individual video stream is based on a main streaming video stream from only one of the plurality of cameras, and

transmit a start request that requests the streaming apparatus to commence transmitting the second individual video stream; and

output circuitry configured to:

output the first individual video stream, and

output the second individual video stream,

wherein the communication circuitry receives the second individual video stream only after transmitting the start request,

wherein the output circuitry further includes

display output circuitry configured to display the first individual video stream on a first portion of a screen while causing the screen to simultaneously display the second individual video stream on a second portion of the screen that is different from the first portion, and

wherein

the first portion has a first display size,

the second portion has a second display size, and

the first display size is equal to the second display size.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the communication circuitry is configured to:

receive, from the streaming apparatus concurrently with the communication circuitry receiving the first individual video stream, the second individual video stream at a second bit rate that differs from the first bit rate.

10. The reception apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second bit rate is higher than the first bit rate.

11. The reception apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the communication circuitry is configured to:

transmit, to the streaming apparatus when the communication circuitry receives the second individual video stream, a stop request that orders the streaming apparatus to stop transmitting the second individual video stream.

12. The reception apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the communication circuitry is configured to:

transmit, to an additional streaming apparatus, an additional start request that orders the additional streaming apparatus to commence transmitting a third individual video stream.

13. The reception apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the communication circuitry is configured to:

transmit the stop request to the streaming apparatus before the communication circuitry transmits the additional start request to the additional streaming apparatus.

14. The reception apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the communication circuitry is configured to:

transmit the stop request to the streaming apparatus after the reception apparatus switches from the second individual video stream to the third individual video stream.

15. A vehicle control system comprising:

a plurality of cameras mounted onto a vehicle;

a sensor configured to:

detect information regarding a relative position of the vehicle to an object that is outside of the vehicle; and

an integrated circuitry configured to:

receive a plurality of sub streaming from the plurality of cameras,

select one of the plurality of cameras based on the information,

transmit a start request to the one of the plurality of cameras that is selected, the start request is an instruction that orders the one of the plurality of cameras to commence outputting main streaming,

receive the main streaming, and

control a display to display the main streaming concurrently with the plurality of sub streaming.

16. The vehicle control system according to claim 15 , wherein a first camera of the plurality of cameras has a first field-of-view including a first object, wherein a second camera of the plurality of cameras has a second field-of-view including a second object, wherein the first field-of-view does not include the second object, wherein the second field-of-view does not include the first object, and wherein one of the first object or the second object is the object.

17. The vehicle control system according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of sub streaming is received concurrently with the main streaming, wherein each of the plurality of sub streaming has a first bit rate, and wherein the main streaming has a second bit rate that differs from the first bit rate.

18. The vehicle control system according to claim 17 , wherein the second bit rate is higher than the first bit rate.

19. The vehicle control system according to claim 15 , wherein the integrated circuitry is further configured to:

transmit a stop request that requests an end to transmission of the main streaming.

20. The vehicle control system according to claim 19 , wherein the integrated circuitry is further configured to:

transmit an additional start request that requests a commencement of a transmission of a second main streaming.

21. The vehicle control system according to claim 20 , wherein the integrated circuitry is further configured to:

transmit the stop request before the transmission of the additional start request.

22. The vehicle control system according to claim 20 , wherein the integrated circuitry is further configured to:

transmit the stop request after switching from the main streaming to the second main streaming.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 25, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060180/0088 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: SHIOTA, SUSUMU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052189/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-184654 · Sep 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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