US 11,889,975 B2
Methods and systems for optimizing video streaming
Brian E. Miller, Monte Sereno, CA (US); Joey Chau, Cupertino, CA (US); and Govinda Payyavula, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/034,878.
Application 17/034,878 is a continuation of application No. 13/966,642, filed on Aug. 14, 2013, granted, now 10,806,325.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/683,493, filed on Aug. 15, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0007577 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 19/172 (2014.01); H04N 19/114 (2014.01); H04N 19/137 (2014.01); H04N 19/164 (2014.01); H04N 19/146 (2014.01); H04N 19/166 (2014.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 1/00009 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); H04N 19/114 (2014.11); H04N 19/137 (2014.11); H04N 19/164 (2014.11); H04N 19/172 (2014.11); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); H04N 19/146 (2014.11); H04N 19/166 (2014.11)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A teleoperated surgical system, comprising:
a video encoder configured to encode video image data based on an encoding parameter, the video image data corresponding to video images captured by an image capture device taking images of content comprising one or more objects in a field of view of the image capture device from a medical procedure; and
a processor configured to:
receive a signal indicative that a tool of the surgical system is expected to perform an action, wherein the action of the tool is expected to, upon being performed, change the content in the field of view of the image capture device and the signal is received prior to the action being performed; and
in response to receiving the signal, adjust a value of the encoding parameter.