US 12,273,184 B2
Remote multichannel audio and video monitoring and diagnostics for broadcast signals
Makarand Karanjkar, Kenmore, WA (US); and Amol V Natekar, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Wohler Technologies, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed by Wohler Technologies, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/063,317.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/287,946, filed on Dec. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188234 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04H 20/12 (2008.01); H04H 20/61 (2008.01)
CPC H04H 20/12 (2013.01) [H04H 20/61 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for remotely monitoring integrity of a plurality of broadcast signals, the system comprising:
on-premise equipment that receives a plurality of incoming content signals and processes the plurality of incoming content signals for eventually being converted into the plurality of broadcast signals;
a plurality of probes operatively coupled with the on-premise equipment, wherein the plurality of probes inspects whether the plurality of incoming content signals is processed into signals that are compliant with a predetermined broadcast standard, wherein each probe or each group of probes corresponds to a respective subset of processed signals, wherein the plurality of probes is implemented on a dedicated hardware or software executing on a probe server coupled with the on-premise equipment;
an event server that, upon receiving notification from any of the probes of occurrence of an event indicating non-compliance of one or more processed signals with the predetermined broadcast standard, selectively sends an alert to dedicated personnel responsible for ensuring integrity of a specific subset of processed signals, wherein the event server is at a first remote location with respect to the on-premise equipment;
a user interface server at the first remote location that, upon receiving the alert, generates user interface elements to enable the dedicated personnel to make corrections to the one or more processed signals within the specific subset of processed signals, such that the corrected signals are compliant with the predetermined broadcast standard; and
a communications server at the first remote location that provides an integrated communications channel which enables the dedicated personnel to communicate to make the corrections to the one or more processed signals, wherein the dedicated personnel is at a second remote location with respect to the first remote location.