US 12,470,755 B2
Stream controller
Ali El Essaili, Aachen (DE); Thorsten Lohmar, Aachen (DE); and Mohamed Ibrahim, Aachen (DE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/670,902.
Application 18/670,902 is a continuation of application No. 17/618,754, granted, now 12,010,354, previously published as PCT/EP2019/065719, filed on Jun. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0323456 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/21805 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing live video content using a plurality of wireless video cameras comprising a first wireless video camera and a second wireless video camera, wherein each of the wireless video cameras of the plurality of wireless video cameras is arranged for providing at least a video output having a first quality and a video output having a second quality that is lower than the first quality, and the first wireless video camera of the plurality of wireless video cameras currently provides video output having the first quality for the live video content, the method comprising:
estimating a likelihood that the second wireless video camera will be selected to provide the live video content;
based on the estimated likelihood, requesting the second wireless video camera to provide video output having the first quality; and
after requesting the second wireless video to provide video output having the first-quality, quality:
i) determining a location of a target; and
ii) based on the determined location of the target and after requesting the second wireless video camera to provide video output having the first quality, determining whether or not to switch the live video content from the first wireless video camera to the second wireless video camera so that the second wireless video camera provides video output having the first quality for the live video content.