Patent ID: 11930244
Assignee: DISH NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a primary video hub, a first encoded video stream directly from a first video capture device;
determining an availability of a first decoder within the primary video hub in response to receiving the first encoded video stream;
coupling the first encoded video stream to the first decoder in response to the first decoder being available to produce a first decoded video stream based upon the first encoded video stream;
receiving, by the primary video hub, a second encoded video stream directly from a second video capture device;
determining the availability of the first decoder in response to receiving the second encoded video stream;
in response to the first decoder being unavailable, transmitting the second encoded video stream from a network interface of the primary video hub to a secondary video hub for decoding by an external decoder within the secondary video hub,
wherein the secondary video hub is configured to stop decoding a third encoded video stream on the external decoder to begin decoding the second encoded video stream in response to receiving the second encoded video stream;
receiving a second decoded video stream from the secondary video hub via the network interface, wherein the second decoded video stream is decoded from the second encoded video stream transmitted by the primary video hub; and
simultaneously displaying the first decoded video stream decoded by the primary video hub and the second decoded video stream decoded by the secondary video hub on a user interface.