Methods and systems for hybrid and concurrent video distribution for healthcare campuses
Disclosed are methods and systems that can transmit medical imaging data. These methods and systems can include generating a first video stream based on imaging data generated by an imaging device, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate; generating a second video stream based on the imaging data, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate; transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a first device; and concurrently transmitting the second video stream for consumption by a second device.
1. A method of transmitting medical imaging data, the method comprising:
generating a first video stream based on medical imaging data generated by an imaging device in a first room in a healthcare environment, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate;
transmitting the first video stream from a first internet protocol network of the first room to a transcoder, wherein the transcoder acts as a bridge between the first internet protocol network and a second internet protocol network;
generating a second video stream based on the medical imaging data at the transcoder, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate;
transmitting the second video stream to a second internet protocol network;
transmitting the second video stream from the second internet protocol network to a third internet protocol network of a second room in the healthcare environment for consumption by a first device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a second device on the first internet protocol network in the first room of the healthcare environment.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising decompressing the second video stream for consumption by the first device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first device comprises a first display and the second device comprises a second display.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first device and the second device are configured to consume the first and/or second video stream.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first device and/or the second device comprises a remote storage medium.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the second video stream comprises encoding the medical imaging data for transmission over the second internet protocol network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the imaging data comprises endoscopic image data.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the imaging data is generated during a medical procedure and the first video stream and second video streams are transmitted during the medical procedure.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first video stream comprises non-image data.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the non-image data comprises at least one of sensor data, overlays, user input and control signals, or audio data.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second bitrate is at most 100 megabits per second.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bitrate is at least 100 megabits per second.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, or third internet protocol network is a virtualized network.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third internet protocol networks are virtualized networks.
16. A method of transmitting medical imaging data, the method comprising:
generating a first video stream based on medical imaging data generated by an imaging device in a first room in a healthcare environment, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate;
transmitting the first video stream from a first network to a transcoder, wherein the transcoder acts as a bridge between the first network and a second network;
generating a second video stream based on the medical imaging data at the transcoder, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate;
transmitting the second video stream to a second network;
transmitting the second video stream from the second network to a third network of a second room in the healthcare environment.
17. A system for transmitting medical imaging data, the system comprising:
one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
generate a first video stream based on medical imaging data generated by an imaging device in a first room in a healthcare environment, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate;
transmit the first video stream from a first network to a transcoder, wherein the transcoder acts as a bridge between the first network and a second network;
generate a second video stream based on the medical imaging data at the transcoder, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate;
transmit the second video stream to a second network; and
transmit the second video stream from the second network to a third network of a second room in the healthcare environment.
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors of a system for transmitting medical imaging data, wherein executing the instructions causes the system to:
generate a first video stream based on medical imaging data generated by an imaging device in a first room in a healthcare environment, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate;
transmit the first video stream from a first network to a transcoder, wherein the transcoder acts as a bridge between the first network and a second network;
generate a second video stream based on the medical imaging data at the transcoder, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate;
transmit the second video stream to a second network; and
transmit the second video stream from the second network to a third network of a second room in the healthcare environment.