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Patent US7577636 - Network-extensible reconfigurable media appliance - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsExtensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically stored, modified, updated or deleted,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7577636?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7577636 - Network-extensible reconfigurable media applianceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7577636 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/448,202Publication dateAug 18, 2009Filing dateMay 28, 2003Priority dateMay 28, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7599963, US7743025, US7761417, US7784077, US7805404, US7805405, US7827140, US7831555, US7856418, US7904465, US7987155, US20040260669, US20070150917, US20070270136, US20070276783, US20080022203, US20080028185, US20080059400, US20080059401, US20080133451, US20080163287, US20080209488, US20090019511, US20100030843Publication number10448202, 448202, US 7577636 B2, US 7577636B2, US-B2-7577636, US7577636 B2, US7577636B2InventorsDennis S. FernandezOriginal AssigneeFernandez Dennis SExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (37), Non-Patent Citations (100), Referenced by (1), Classifications (39), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNetwork-extensible reconfigurable media appliance
US 7577636 B2Abstract
1. A reconfigurable-logic FPGA-based digital media appliance, comprising:
a video sensor integrated circuit for producing video data; and
a controller comprising a reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for post-producing the video data;
the video data being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video data being provided using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio using such on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, the converted data being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing video production or rendering thereof with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized video data in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized data, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
2. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit manages digital rights.
3. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit performs biometric identity recognition.
4. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit associates a meta-datum with the video data, wherein the meta-datum comprises a language attribute, a location attribute, a biometric attribute, a billing or distribution attribute, an attribute describing author or genre or background information, or an authentication attribute.
5. A content production method, comprising:
delegating production of one or more audio or video data to one or more media appliances; and
receiving the one or more audio or video data from the one or more media appliances;
the data being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such data being provided using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided data, the converted data being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing audio or video production or rendering thereof with one or more other audio or video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized audio or video data in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performing audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized data, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the delegating step proceeds according to a script or according to a digital template.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the delegating step or the receiving step proceeds over a network.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the content comprises a news program or a sports program.
9. An entertainment media distribution method, comprising:
producing video data using a media appliance; and
sending the video data from the media appliance to a renderer;
wherein the renderer comprises a movie theater, a satellite broadcaster, or a mobile video display device;
the video data being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video data being provided for entertainment media using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible video-protocol translation via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, the converted data being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing video production with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling collaboration or integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized production, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
10. A method for associating meta-data with video data, comprising:
associating a data structure with the video data;
the data structure comprising a meta-datum;
the video data being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video data being provided using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, the converted data being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing video rendering thereof with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the reconfigurable effects studio for processing video data with the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized data, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises a geographical location of the media appliance at the time of the producing step.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises a spatial orientation of the media appliance at the time of the producing step.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises a DRM tag.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises a language tag.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises a biometric tag.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein the meta-datum comprises an authentication tag.
17. Network extensible reconfigurable media appliance comprising:
a media unit; a controller; and a communication unit;
the media unit comprising a sensor for generating a video signal, the controller rendering the video signal according to one or more programmable studio effects, and the communication unit transmitting the rendered signal according to a wireless, cellular or network protocol;
the video signal being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such video signal being provided using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided video data, the converted data being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing video production or rendering thereof with one or more other video data provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group functioning effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for processing synchronized video data in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performing audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized data, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
18. Appliance of claim 17 wherein:
19. Appliance of claim 17 wherein:
20. Appliance of claim 17 wherein:
21. Media renderer comprising:
a hardware network interface for accessing one or more audio or visual streams; and
hardware means for rendering one or more of the streams according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point;
the stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using reconfigurable on-appliance logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio using such on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the on-appliance reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the converted stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production process rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
22. Renderer of claim 21 wherein:
rendering means accesses one or more labels or cues associated with one or more of the streams for controlling or enhancing such rendering.
23. Media editor comprising:
first reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for editing one or more audio or visual stream according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point; and
second reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for inserting a tag or label in the edited stream;
the stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using the first or second reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the first or second reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the converted stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing video production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
24. Editor of claim 23 wherein:
the tag or label comprises an emotional attribute associated with the edited stream.
25. Media system comprising:
a first appliance comprising reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing a first audio or visual stream; and
a second appliance comprising reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an other FPGA circuit for providing a second audio or visual stream;
the first or second stream being rendered according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point;
the first or second stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using reconfigurable logic configured electronically in either FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio using such reconfigurable logic configured electronically in either FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in either FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the converted stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in either FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
26. System of claim 25 wherein:
the first and second appliances couple via a network directly as peers.
27. Media storage comprising:
a first memory card or disk for storing a first audio or visual stream; and
a second memory disk or card for storing a second audio or visual stream;
the first or second stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the converted stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, wherein each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
28. Storage of claim 27 wherein:
the first or second stream comprises one or more meta-data or tag for controlling access to such stream.
29. Method for editing media, comprising the steps of:
editing one or more audio or visual stream according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point; and
tagging the edited stream to enable rendering thereof;
the stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-production compositing and post-production rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio.
30. Method for rendering media, comprising the steps of:
accessing one or more audio or visual stream for presentation according to a non-linear template or script comprising at least one branching point; and
rendering the stream according to a meta-data or label for accessing such stream;
the stream being provided to a distributed group of network-extensible media appliances, such stream being provided using reconfigurable logic configured electronically in an FPGA circuit for providing effectively a mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit to enable network extensibility via multi-appliance collaboration or integration by the group of appliances associated or synchronized with a media project or covered event, at least one such appliance in the group being reconfigured effectively for updating by the mobile reconfigurable effects studio in real-time by the reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit for network-extensible digital effects processing via real-time signal processing to convert a communication format of the provided stream, the converted stream being associated with one or more meta data tag for synchronizing stream production or rendering thereof with one or more other stream provided by one or more other appliance in the group, such synchronization automatically enabling seamless collaboration or dynamic integration by the group appliances using one or more tag to produce the media project or reconstruct the covered event, such distributed group serving effectively as the mobile reconfigurable effects studio for digitally processing synchronized streams in the group in a network extensible manner, such that one or more reconfigurable logic configured electronically in the FPGA circuit of such mobile reconfigurable effects studio performs audio or video digital signal processing of the synchronized streams, the mobile reconfigurable effects studio comprising a plurality of network-extensible media processing appliances that are synchronously integrated to function collectively within a network that enables wireless communication between mobile network-extensible media processing appliances, and such network distributes media pre-production compositing and post-production rendering by an integrated multi-appliance mobile studio embodied collectively among multiple media processing appliances, such media processing appliances collectively functioning to embody the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio by synchronizing pre-production compositing and post-production rendering of audio or video data or signal streams provided to or from such media processing appliances, each such media processing appliance that collectively embodies the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio each comprising FPGA-based reconfigurable logic electronically configured to synchronize pre-compositing and post-rendering seamlessly by the integrated multi-appliance mobile studio. Description
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