Systems, methods, and media for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream
Systems for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream, comprising: at least one processor programmed to: transmit a video bit stream representing a plurality of images to a plurality of receivers using common transmission parameters; determine that a transmission link to one of the plurality of receivers is degraded; select one of the plurality of images for transmission to the one of the plurality of receivers; select degraded-link transmission parameters for transmission of the one of the plurality of images on the degraded transmission link, wherein the degraded-link transmission parameters are different from the common transmission parameters; transmit the one of the plurality of images to the one of the plurality of receivers using the degraded-link transmission parameters; and continue to transmit the video bit stream to at least one other of the plurality of receivers using the common transmission parameters.
1. A system for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream, comprising:
at least one processor programmed to:
transmit a video bit stream representing a plurality of images to a plurality of receivers using common transmission parameters;
determine that a transmission link to one of the plurality of receivers is degraded;
select one of the plurality of images for transmission to the one of the plurality of receivers, wherein the at least one processor identifies sets of data images in the plurality of images, each of the data images providing an image representation of data and each of the data images in any of the sets of data images corresponding to a single data image, and selects a best data image from the sets of data images as the one of the plurality of images;
select degraded-link transmission parameters for transmission of the one of the plurality of images on the degraded transmission link, wherein the degraded-link transmission parameters are different from the common transmission parameters;
transmit the one of the plurality of images to the one of the plurality of receivers using the degraded-link transmission parameters; and
continue to transmit the video bit stream to at least one other of the plurality of receivers using the common transmission parameters.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is also programmed to apply a filter to identify the sets of data images.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the filter uses a signature of an image to evaluate the image.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is also programmed to apply a second, more complex filter to identify the sets of data images.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is also programmed to determine if a time span associated with a set of data images is below a threshold.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the quality of data images in the sets of data images.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the completeness of data images in the sets of data images.
8. A method for controlling a presentation of data images in a video stream, comprising:
transmitting a video bit stream representing a plurality of images to a plurality of receivers using common transmission parameters using a processor programmed to do so;
determining that a transmission link to one of the plurality of receivers is degraded using a processor programmed to do so;
selecting one of the plurality of images for transmission to the one of the plurality of receivers, using a processor programmed to do so, said process of selecting comprising identifying, using said processor programmed to do so, sets of data images in the plurality of images, wherein each of the data images provides an image representation of data and each of the data images in any of the sets of data images corresponds to a single data image, and selecting, using said processor programmed to do so, a best data image from the sets of data images as the one of the plurality of images;
selecting degraded-link transmission parameters for transmission of the one of the plurality of images on the degraded transmission link, wherein the degraded-link transmission parameters are different from the common transmission parameters, using a processor programmed to do so;
transmitting the one of the plurality of images to the one of the plurality of receivers using the degraded-link transmission parameters using a processor programmed to do so; and
continuing to transmit the video bit stream to at least one other of the plurality of receivers using the common transmission parameters using a processor programmed to do so.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising applying a filter to identify the sets of data images.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the filter uses a signature of an image to evaluate the image.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising applying a second, more complex filter to identify the sets of data images.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining if a time span associated with a set of data images is below a threshold.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the quality of data images in the sets of data images.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the completeness of data images in the sets of data images.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for controlling the presentation of data images in a video stream, the method comprising:
transmitting a video bit stream representing a plurality of images to a plurality of receivers using common transmission parameters;
determining that a transmission link to one of the plurality of receivers is degraded;
selecting one of the plurality of images for transmission to the one of the plurality of receivers, said process of selecting one of the plurality comprising identifying sets of data images in the plurality of images, wherein each of the data images provides an image representation of data and each of the data images in any of the sets of data images corresponds to a single data image, and selecting a best data image from the sets of data images as the one of the plurality of images;
selecting degraded-link transmission parameters for transmission of the one of the plurality of images on the degraded transmission link, wherein the degraded-link transmission parameters are different from the common transmission parameters
transmitting the one of the plurality of images to the one of the plurality of receivers using the degraded-link transmission parameters; and
continuing to transmit the video bit stream to at least one other of the plurality of receivers using the common transmission parameters.
16. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises applying a filter to identify the sets of data images.
17. The medium of claim 16 , wherein the filter uses a signature of an image to evaluate the image.
18. The medium of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises applying a second, more complex filter to identify the sets of data images.
19. The medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises determining if a time span associated with a set of data images is below a threshold.
20. The medium of claim 15 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the quality of data images in the sets of data images.
21. The medium of claim 15 , wherein selecting the best data image includes evaluating the completeness of data images in the sets of data images.