Patent ID: 9648368
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for sending video to a system for broadcast, the method comprising: receiving a first traffic-log including first traffic-log entries, each corresponding to a video component (VC) and a start time; operating in a first mode, wherein operating in the first mode involves: traversing the first traffic-log entries according to the corresponding start times and a running time, and sending the VCs corresponding to the traversed first traffic-log entries to the system in sequence; receiving a request; responsive to receiving the request, (i) terminating operation of the first mode, (ii) generating a second traffic-log that includes second traffic-log entries, and that is a copy of at least a portion of the first traffic-log, and (iii) operating in a second mode, wherein operating in the second mode involves: (a) sending video received from a video source to the system, (b) traversing the second traffic-log entries according to the corresponding start times and the running time, and (c) generating a third traffic-log indicating at least a portion of the VCs corresponding to the traversed second traffic-log entries; determining a particular time; and proximate the determined particular time, (i) terminating operation of the second mode, and (ii) operating in a third mode, wherein operating in the third mode involves: traversing and sending the VCs indicated in the generated third traffic-log to the system in sequence.