Abstract: Efficiency in the operation of a data archive and media life cycle management system is achieved by utilizing multiple system cores to avoid potential failures and appropriately distribute activities, along with multiple communication channels for efficiently moving information. The two system cores operate in a redundant system fail-over mode, thus insuring continuous operation. The two communication channels include different operating characteristics, one cable of low cost communication, while the other capable of higher cost/higher data rate communication. In the application where large amounts of data are moved between components, efficiency is achieved by having the higher cost/higher data rate network move this large amount of information, while the lower data rate/lower cost communication system allows instructions to easily be communicated, thus coordinating operations of the overall system.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a touch proximity sensing system detecting the presence or absence of a triggering object. The system includes a reflective optical sensor, an active surface, and a light pipe in combination. The reflective optical sensor has an emitter for creating a light and a receiver for detecting a reflected light of the emitter. The active surface is suitable for receiving the triggering object, such as a stylus or finger, or the like. The light pipe is disposed between the reflective optical sensor and the active surface. The length of the light pipe is such that the reflective optical sensor and the active surface are spaced-apart from each other. The light pipe transports the light from the emitter to the active surface. In the presence of the triggering object, light from the emitter is reflected and the light pipe transports the reflected light to the receiver.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a media manager for use with a broadcast facility receiving television content from digital content delivery services. The broadcast facility includes a playlist and storage. The media manager includes a content delivery interface, a transcoder, and a controller. The content delivery interface includes content delivery interfaces where each content delivery interfaces corresponds with each digital content delivery services providing television content. Each of the content delivery interfaces separates metadata and program content from the television content. The transcoder is coupled to the content delivery interface. The transcoder formats the program content into a selected format. The transcoder provides the selected format program content for editing or to storage. The controller is coupled to the content delivery interface. The controller processes the metadata to update the playlist, which is used to broadcast the selected format programming content.

Abstract: A system for recovery of the broadcast facility is disclosed. The broadcast facility includes a module containing scheduling information, a video server containing program content, and a transmitter. A replicator is coupled to the module and the video server. The replicator monitors the scheduling information. A playout device is at a location remote from the broadcast facility. The playout device is coupled to the replicator. The playout device receives updated copies of scheduled program content while the broadcast facility remains operational. The playout device also contains recovery program content including the updated copies of the program content and other content. The playout device is also coupled to a remote transmitter. The video server provides program content for broadcast unless there is a failure at the broadcast facility. At this time, the remote transmitter begins transmitting recovery content from the playout device.

Abstract: To provide consistent operation within an A/V handling system, a coordinated interface is provided to allow the transfer of data between an editing system, capable of editing video signals, and a data archive system, designed for archival purposes. The interface of the present invention takes into account the different data types native to the editing and archival applications, and provides accommodations for transcoding of data types as necessary. Further, the interface is uniquely configured to allow either system to initiate data transfers and the related transcoding operations.

Abstract: Efficiency in the operation of a data archive and media life cycle management system is achieved by utilizing multiple system cores to avoid potential failures and appropriately distribute activities, along with multiple communication channels for efficiently moving information. The two system cores operate in a redundant system fail-over mode, thus insuring continuous operation. The two communication channels include different operating characteristics, one cable of low cost communication, while the other capable of higher cost/higher data rate communication. In the application where large amounts of data are moved between components, efficiency is achieved by having the higher cost/higher data rate network move this large amount of information, while the lower data rate/lower cost communication system allows instructions to easily be communicated, thus coordinating operations of the overall system.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system and method for recovery of a broadcast source. Television data is received from the source and encoded. The encoded television data is stored by either (1) appending the encoded television data to programs on a data storage or (2) overwriting an oldest program with the encoded television data if the data storage does not have capacity to append. The source is monitored for a broadcast failure. As long as the broadcast source is operational, television data is received, encoded, and stored. Once a broadcast failure is detected, selected programs on the data storage are decoded and broadcast. This decoding and broadcasting continues until the broadcast failure at the broadcast source is repaired.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a touch proximity sensing system detecting the presence or absence of a triggering object. The system includes a reflective optical sensor, an active surface, and a light pipe in combination. The reflective optical sensor has an emitter for creating a light and a receiver for detecting a reflected light of the emitter. The active surface is suitable for receiving the triggering object, such as a stylus or finger, or the like. The light pipe is disposed between the reflective optical sensor and the active surface. The length of the light pipe is such that the reflective optical sensor and the active surface are spaced-apart from each other. The light pipe transports the light from the emitter to the active surface. In the presence of the triggering object, light from the emitter is reflected and the light pipe transports the reflected light to the receiver.

Abstract: An efficient system and process is utilized to achieve encoding, decoding and transcoding of audio/visual signals, as desired within an audio/visual processing system. The system coordinates the operations of several optimum components to achieve the necessary encoding/decoding/transcoding operations. Most significantly, the coordinated use of both a parallel processor and a bitstream processor, along with most effective interface techniques, are utilized to most efficiently carry out processing operations. The bitstream processor generally carries out those operations which include timing and sequence information, while the parallel processor is available to perform processing steps which are most efficiently carried out in parallel. Such processing steps include the actual compression/decompression of video signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a process for generating a random access, frame accurate searchable file from a non-indexed video content file having an inconsistent frame rate. The process includes generating a fixed frame rate into the settings of the non-indexed video content file such as preprocessing video frame time-stamps to include frame_timestamp=frame_index*time_per_frame, where: time_per_frame=1/frame_rate. The non-indexed video content including the video frame time-stamps is encoded so that frame accurate searching includes conversions on frame rate settings using media time and a constant frame rate to convert from media time to frame number.

Abstract: Serial processing of video signals is efficiently carried out by the method and system which makes use of specifically configured bitstream processors. The particular bitstream processors utilized include specifically configured decoder blocks and encoder blocks which are uniquely designed to carry out the serial processing tasks necessary for video encoding and decoding operations. These encoder and decoder blocks are uniquely programmed within the bitstream processor, thus providing specific capabilities most beneficial when dealing with video data.