公开(公告)号：US10148991B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US14439674

申请日：2013-11-05

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Eyal Farkash ,  Ilan Bauminger

IPC: H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: A method implemented on a broadcast headend system for providing video data for a privately defined channel selection mosaic includes defining at least one base layer channel from among a group of video channels, where the group of video channels includes candidate channels for selection as private mosaic preview channels, defining at least one other channel from among the group as an enhanced layer channel, defining at least one data block in at least one depending frame of the at least one enhanced layer channel as depending on at least one similar data block in at least one base frame of the base layer channel, encoding broadcast data from the group of video channels as an encoded group of video channels, where the at least one depending block is encoded as a function of the at least one similar data block, and transmitting the encoded group of video channels to at least one private mosaic user for assembly of the privately defined channel selection mosaic.

公开(公告)号：US09918111B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14412680

申请日：2013-07-01

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Eyal Farkash ,  Kevin Murray ,  Eliphaz Hibshoosh ,  Aliza Itzkowitz

IPC: H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/8547

CPC classification number: H04N21/234327 ,  H04N21/23608 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/8547

Abstract: A method for facilitating multiple recordings via a single tuner includes isolating data packets associated with recording candidate media assets from at least two broadcast data streams, generating at least one broadcast recording data stream from a subset of the isolated data packets, broadcasting the at least one broadcast recording data stream in parallel with the at least two broadcast data streams, where the broadcast recording data stream is broadcast via at least one dedicated broadcast “recording” device, and the at least two broadcast data streams are broadcast via other broadcast devices, storing remaining data packets not included in the isolated data packets in broadband data segments, and transmitting the broadband data segments via an IP connection to facilitate reassembly of partially recorded the media assets, where the partially recorded media assets were recorded from the broadcast recording stream. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.