Patent ID: 7298381
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for at least one of mixing and processing one or more video signals, comprising: a first and a second arrangement of video hardware components and video computers, the video hardware components being implemented for a dedicated purpose and exclusively usable for said dedicated purpose, and the video computers each being non-dedicated to a specific purpose and capable of performing a plurality of functions that are dynamically changeable independent of one another, depending on a current need to be filled by the video computers; and a control circuit for assigning tasks to the video computers, depending on the current need, wherein the video hardware components are implemented for uses which are computer-intensive and/or require a large bandwidth, and the video computers are provided for uses which can be processed in real time by the video computers, wherein the first and the second arrangement of video hardware components and video computers are coupled, wherein video data are exchangeable between the first and the second mixing and/or processing arrangements, and wherein at least one of the mixing and/or processing arrangements comprises a video computer which, dependent on the need, is assignable to one of the two mixing and/or processing arrangements.