Production resource object manager

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12587737-B2
Application number	US-202318486932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2023
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, a method for providing connectivity between a remote source and a control room is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request to connect the remote source and the control room; and in response to receiving the request, determining an input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room. The input/output mapping is based on a first profile information associated with the remote source and a second profile information associated with the control room. The method further includes: based on the determined input/output mapping, enabling a connection between the remote source and the control room.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for providing connectivity between a remote source and a control room, the method comprising:
receiving a request to connect the remote source and the control room; in response to receiving the request, determining an input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room, wherein the input/output mapping is based on a first profile information associated with the remote source and a second profile information associated with the control room; and based on the determined input/output mapping, enabling a connection between the remote source and the control room, wherein the remote source comprises a camera configured to provide live audiovisual content to the control room for production of a live broadcast, and wherein enabling the connection comprises assigning, to the control room, sole control of one or more communication channels supporting the providing of the live audiovisual content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the input/output mapping comprises:
receiving the input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room; and storing the input/output mapping for subsequent retrieval thereof.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the input/output mapping comprises generating the input/output mapping based on the first profile information associated with the remote source and the second profile information associated with the control room.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first profile information corresponding to the remote source and the second profile information corresponding to the control room conform with a same input/output mapping standard, and wherein the generated input/output mapping is based on the same input/output mapping standard.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first profile information corresponding to the remote source is associated with a first input/output mapping standard, and the second profile information corresponding to the control room is associated with a second input/output mapping standard, and wherein generating input/output mapping comprises:
determining an intermediate input/output mapping between the first input/output mapping standard to the second input/output mapping standard, wherein the generated input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room is based on the determined intermediate mapping.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request to relinquish the sole control of the one or more communication channels.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request from a second control room to connect to the remote source; and designating the second control room as a using control room.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a selectable list of profiles available for a control room connection, wherein each profile of the selectable list of profiles is active and is associated with a corresponding remote source, and wherein the first profile information is received based on the selectable list of profiles.

9 . A machine-readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon machine-executable code for providing connectivity between a remote source and a control room, comprising code to:
receive a request to connect the remote source and the control room; in response to receiving the request, determine an input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room, wherein the input/output mapping is based on a first profile information associated with the remote source and a second profile information associated with the control room; and based on the determined input/output mapping, enable a connection between the remote source and the control room, wherein the remote source comprises a camera configured to provide live audiovisual content to the control room for production of a live broadcast, and wherein code to enable the connection comprises code to assign, to the control room, sole control of one or more communication channels supporting the providing of the live audiovisual content.

10 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 9 , wherein code to determine the input/output mapping comprises code to:
receive the input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room; and store the input/output mapping for subsequent retrieval thereof.

11 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 9 , wherein code to determine the input/output mapping comprises code to generate the input/output mapping based on the first profile information associated with the remote source and the second profile information associated with the control room.

12 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 11 , wherein the first profile information corresponding to the remote source and the second profile information corresponding to the control room conform with a same input/output mapping standard, and wherein the generated input/output mapping is based on the same input/output mapping standard.

13 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 11 , wherein the first profile information corresponding to the remote source is associated with a first input/output mapping standard, and the second profile information corresponding to the control room is associated with a second input/output mapping standard, and wherein code to generate the input/output mapping comprises code to:
determine an intermediate input/output mapping between the first input/output mapping standard to the second input/output mapping standard, wherein the generated input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room is based on the determined intermediate mapping.

14 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 9 , wherein the code is further to:
receive a request to relinquish the sole control of the one or more communication channels.

15 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 9 , wherein the code is further to:
receive a request from a second control room to connect to the remote source; and designate the second control room as a using control room.

16 . An apparatus for providing connectivity between a remote source and a control room, the apparatus comprising:
a network communication unit configured to transmit and receive data; and one or more processors configured to:
receive a request to connect the remote source and the control room;
in response to receiving the request, determine an input/output mapping between the remote source and the control room,
wherein the input/output mapping is based on a first profile information associated with the remote source and a second profile information associated with the control room; and
based on the determined input/output mapping, enable a connection between the remote source and the control room,
wherein the remote source comprises a camera configured to provide live audiovisual content to the control room for production of a live broadcast, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to enable the connection by assigning, to the control room, sole control of one or more communication channels supporting the providing of the live audiovisual content.

Assignees

• Nbcuniversal Media Llc

Inventors

• Daurio Steven
• Sturgill Jason
• Bæk Michael
• Dayrit Robert
• Barton Robert
• Mcfarland Tanya
• Burnheimer Andrew

Classifications

• H04N23/661 Primary

  Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet · CPC title

• H04N5/268 Primary

  Signal distribution or switching · CPC title