Patent ID: 9173008
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting one or more videos provided by one or more video cameras disposed at a mobile object traveling along a pre-defined route, the method comprising: receiving the one or more videos, bandwidth map data for one or more communication channels, travel time data for the mobile object, and service level agreement (SLA) parameters; transforming each of the received one or more videos into a plurality of video layers; computing a transmission cost for each of the plurality of video layers over the one or more communication channels based on the bandwidth map data, the travel time data and the SLA parameters; assigning each of the plurality of video layers to a communication channel selected from the one or more communication channels, wherein the selected communication channel provides a minimum transmission cost for an assigned video layer among the assigned plurality of video layers; scheduling each of the assigned plurality of video layers for transmission over a respective selected communication channel from the one or more communication channels; and transmitting the scheduled plurality of video layers with respect to at least one of the SLA parameters.