Keith Preston Rice

US Patent:

20050091311, Apr 28, 2005

Filed:

Jul 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/903214

Inventors:

Christopher Lund - San Diego CA, US
Keith Rice - Escondido CA, US
John Stallings - Spring Valley CA, US
Jimmy Yuan - San Diego CA, US
Jeffrey Davey - Fallbrook CA, US

International Classification:

H04N007/18

US Classification:

709203000

Abstract:

Video and audio signals are streamed to remote viewers that are connected to a communication network. A host server receives an originating video and audio signal that may arrive from a single source or from a plurality of independent sources. The host server provides any combination of the originating video and audio signals to viewers connected to a communication network. A viewer requests the host server provide a combination of video and audio signals from the host server. The host server transmits an instruction set to be executed by the viewer. The instruction set causes the viewer to transmit parameters to the host user, including parameters relating to the processing capabilities of the viewer. The host server then transmits multimedia data to the viewer according to the received parameters. A plurality of viewers may be simultaneously connected to the host server. Each of the plurality of viewers may configure the received video and audio signals independent of any other viewer and may generate alerts based on the video and audio content.

US Patent:

20100169410, Jul 1, 2010

Filed:

Sep 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/570764

Inventors:

Christopher D. Lund - San Diego CA, US
Keith O. Rice - Escondido CA, US
John Stallings - Spring Valley CA, US
Jimmy Yuan - San Diego CA, US
Jeffrey M. Davey - Fallbrook CA, US

Assignee:

VIVA VISION, INC. - SAN DIEGO CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04N 5/228

US Classification:

709203, 3482221, 348E05031

Abstract:

Video and audio signals are streamed to remote viewers that are connected to a communication network. A host server receives an originating video and audio signal that may arrive from a single source or from a plurality of independent sources. The host server provides any combination of the originating video and audio signals to viewers connected to a communication network. A viewer requests the host server provide a combination of video and audio signals from the host server. The host server transmits an instruction set to be executed by the viewer. The instruction set causes the viewer to transmit parameters to the host user, including parameters relating to the processing capabilities of the viewer. The host server then transmits multimedia data to the viewer according to the received parameters. A plurality of viewers may be simultaneously connected to the host server. Each of the plurality of viewers may configure the received video and audio signals independent of any other viewer and may generate alerts based on the video and audio content.