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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:

Valens Semiconductor Ltd., Hod Hasharon, IL;

Inventor:

Eyran Lida, Kfar Ha-Oranim, IL;

Assignee:

Valens Semiconductor Ltd., Hod Hasharon, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/242 (2011.01); H04N 19/42 (2014.01); H04N 19/88 (2014.01); H04N 7/01 (2006.01); H04N 19/186 (2014.01); H04N 19/30 (2014.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/64769 (2013.01); H04N 7/0102 (2013.01); H04N 7/0117 (2013.01); H04N 7/0125 (2013.01); H04N 19/186 (2014.11); H04N 19/30 (2014.11); H04N 19/42 (2014.11); H04N 19/88 (2014.11); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/234309 (2013.01); H04N 21/242 (2013.01); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/64738 (2013.01); H04N 5/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for smooth switching of video sources. One method includes the steps of: Inferring that first and second network paths share a common link that has insufficient bandwidth to carry both the respective first and second incoming high-definition uncompressed videos (HD-UVs) generated by first and second real-time video encoders (RT-VEs). And synchronizing a smooth switching between the first and second incoming HD-UVs by: indicating the first and second RT-VEs to increase their first and second compression ratios to ratios that enable the common link to carry both the first and second compressed videos; indicating a video switcher to perform the smooth switching between the first and second corresponding outgoing HD-UVs; indicating the first RT-VE to stop sending the first compressed video after the smooth switching; and indicating the second RT-VE to decrease the second compression ratio.


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