KR101288878B1 - A multi image broadcasting system and method, a terminal broadcasting server, a broadcasting relay method, a receiver, a broadcasting receiving method and a storage means - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-video broadcasting system, a method, a terminal broadcast server, a broadcast relay method, a broadcast receiver, a multi-broadcast reception method and a storage medium. In order to enjoy the content, a broadcasting system according to the present invention includes a photographing terminal which is interconnected through a communication network and transmits photographed images to a terminal broadcasting server; A terminal broadcast server providing a captured image corresponding to a request of a broadcast receiver; And a broadcast receiver for requesting a terminal photographed image of the content being viewed from the terminal broadcasting server, receiving a terminal photographed image, and displaying the terminal photographed image in addition to the content being viewed.

Broadcast, video, content, IPTV, channel, watching, shooting, terminal

Description

Multi image broadcasting system and method, a terminal broadcasting server, a broadcasting relay method, a receiver, a broadcasting receiving method and a storage means}

The present invention relates to a multiple video broadcasting system, a method, a terminal broadcast server, a broadcast relay method, a broadcast receiver, a multiple broadcast reception method, and a storage medium. More particularly, the present invention overcomes the limitation of providing content through a relay broadcast provided by a broadcaster. And a technology for appreciating content from various viewpoints.

Broadcasting is divided into live broadcasting and recording broadcasting according to the time of shooting and broadcasting. Recorded broadcasting is broadcasting after finishing editing of the media recording the broadcasting program, and live broadcasting is produced and broadcasted simultaneously in one place.

Among these, live broadcasting is widely used in awards ceremony, sports broadcasting, or music broadcasting, where the transmission of realism is important.

Such broadcasts are delivered to the viewer's broadcast receiver through satellites, broadcast relay towers, and the like. However, such a broadcast has a problem that it is difficult for the broadcaster to reflect the request of the viewer because the broadcaster delivers information in one direction to the viewer. In addition, since the broadcast time is determined, when the broadcast is not viewed according to the time, it is necessary to watch at the rebroadcast time provided by the broadcaster or to watch the broadcast provided through the Internet.

In order to solve this problem, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) has been proposed. IPTV is a two-way television service that broadcasts through a high-speed network. This service has the advantage that the viewer can watch the broadcast content regardless of time, and the interaction between the broadcaster and the viewer because of the two-way interactivity. As a result, the viewing time restriction of the broadcast content can be removed.

On the other hand, in the case of sports relaying, for example, the viewer is not able to see the screen at the desired position or angle because the viewer is required to watch a video recorded by a plurality of broadcast cameras installed in the stadium where the sporting event takes place, and edited by the broadcaster. have. That is, for example, in a soccer game, a goal scene is frequently replayed even during a game due to the characteristics of an event in which a goal is not frequently made. At this time, even if the viewer wants to watch the current game scene, the broadcaster often broadcasts the goal scene continuously for a plurality of viewers.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems according to the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for supplying an image according to various tastes of a viewer in addition to an image by a limited broadcast camera.

In order to achieve the above object, a multi-image broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the recording terminal is connected to each other via a communication network, and transmits a captured image to the terminal broadcast server; A terminal broadcast server providing a captured image corresponding to a request of a broadcast receiver; And a broadcast receiver for requesting a terminal photographed image of the content being viewed to the terminal broadcasting server, receiving a terminal photographed image, and additionally displaying the terminal photographed image to the content being viewed.

In this embodiment, the communication network may include an IPTV broadcasting network.

In the present embodiment, when the photographing terminal receives a photographing request from the terminal broadcasting server, the photographing terminal may photograph and transmit an image to the terminal broadcasting server.

In the present embodiment, the terminal broadcasting server may transmit a photographing request signal to the photographing terminal when a photographing image corresponding to the request of the broadcast receiver does not exist.

In the present embodiment, the terminal broadcast server performs numbering on the captured images received from the photographing terminal, provides a thumbnail and numbering information of the photographed images to the broadcast receiver, and then assigns the numbered images selected by the broadcast receiver. Only the corresponding captured image may be provided to the broadcast receiver.

In the present embodiment, when a plurality of terminal captured images are received from the terminal broadcast server, the broadcast receiver may select and display only the captured images desired to be viewed from among the captured images.

In order to achieve the above object, the multi-video broadcasting method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the request step for the broadcast receiver to request a terminal photographed image for the content being viewed by the terminal broadcast server; A search step of the terminal broadcasting server searching for the terminal photographed image photographed by the photographing terminal; And a reception step of receiving and playing the terminal photographed image by the broadcast receiver.

In the present embodiment, the retrieving step may include: retrieving step 1 of checking whether there is shooting information on content requested by the broadcast receiver; And a second search for transmitting the photographed image when the photographing information exists in the search of the first search.

In the present embodiment, if the photographing information does not exist in the search of the search step 1, the search step 3 of checking whether the content requested by the broadcast receiver is live broadcast; A search step 4 of investigating whether to transmit a shooting request message to a photographing terminal when the live broadcast is performed in the search step 3; And a search step 5 of transmitting a photographing request message and moving to the search step 1 when the photographing request message is transmitted in the search of the search step 4.

In this embodiment, the receiving step comprises: a receiving first step of receiving a captured image; And a second step of configuring a screen by arranging the content being viewed and the received shot image.

In the present embodiment, the reception step 3 of investigating whether or not to stop receiving the captured image; And when the end of the receiving step 3, the receiving step of configuring the screen with only the content being watched; may further include.

In the present embodiment, the receiving step 1 includes providing all the captured images that the terminal broadcast server can provide to the broadcast receiver in the form of thumbnails together with the numbering information, and selecting the captured images that the broadcast receiver wants to receive. It may include a step.

In order to achieve the above object, a terminal broadcast server according to another embodiment of the present invention, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data by communicating with a communication network; A receiver manager configured to manage information of a broadcast receiver that has requested a captured image of content being broadcast live; A terminal manager for managing information of a photographing terminal for transmitting a photographed image; And a controller for controlling the operation of each component.

In the present embodiment, the receiver manager may further manage information of a broadcast receiver that has requested to photograph a content that is being recorded and broadcast.

In the present embodiment, it may further include a DB for storing the photographed image photographed by the photographing terminal.

In the present embodiment, the control unit may transmit a photographing request message to the photographing terminal using the communication unit when there is no photographing terminal that photographs the content-related image requested by the broadcast receiver.

In order to achieve the above object, a broadcast relay method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the broadcast receiving method is performed by the terminal broadcast server, receiving a request for transmitting the captured image for the content being reproduced from the broadcast receiver; A search step of searching whether there is photographing information for the content; And relaying the photographed image to the broadcast receiver when the photographing information found in the searching step exists.

In the present embodiment, the content may be IPTV broadcast content.

In order to achieve the above object, a storage medium according to another embodiment of the present invention stores the above-mentioned broadcast relay method as a program.

In order to achieve the above object, a broadcast receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit for receiving a user command; A communication unit which transmits a captured image transmission request signal to a terminal broadcast server and receives a captured image transmitted from the terminal broadcast server; A tuner unit for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcaster server; A broadcast signal separator for separating the broadcast signal into an audio signal and a video signal; A terminal signal separation unit for separating the captured image into an audio signal and an image signal; A voice signal synthesizer for synthesizing the voice signals separated by the broadcast signal separator and the terminal signal separator according to a user command; A video signal synthesizer for synthesizing the video signals separated by the broadcast signal separator and the terminal signal separator according to a user command; And a controller for controlling the operation of each component.

In this embodiment, the tuner unit may receive an IPTV broadcast signal.

In order to achieve the above object, a multi-broadcast reception method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the transmission step performed by the broadcast receiver, transmitting a request for transmitting the captured image for the content being reproduced to the terminal broadcast server; A broadcast reception step of receiving a captured image from a terminal broadcast server; A setting receiving step of receiving a screen setting of the content being played and the received shot image according to a user's command; And generating a screen according to the setting receiving step.

In the present embodiment, the content may be IPTV broadcast content.

In order to achieve the above object, a storage medium according to another embodiment of the present invention stores the above-mentioned multiple broadcast reception method as a program.

According to the present invention, in addition to the limited image photographed by the broadcast camera, it is possible to supply an image according to various tastes of the viewer by providing an image photographed by the photographing terminal at the request of the broadcast receiver, so that the viewer is able to You can watch the video to enjoy a higher level of enjoyment.

In the following, embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. Further, the terms described below are terms set in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these terms may vary depending on the intention or custom of the producer producing the product, and definitions of the terms should be based on the contents throughout the specification.

First, a multi-video broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-video broadcasting system 100 according to the present embodiment (for convenience of description, hereinafter, unless otherwise described, a 'multi-video broadcasting system' is simply referred to as a 'broadcasting system'). A broadcaster server 110, a terminal broadcast server 120, a photographing terminal 140, a broadcast camera 150, and a broadcast receiver 160 interconnected to each other through 130 are included.

The communication network 130 provides a path for transmitting and receiving data and broadcast signals. The communication network 130 preferably includes an IPTV broadcasting network.

The photographing terminal 140 transmits the photographed image to the terminal broadcast server 120. When the photographing terminal 140 receives a photographing request from the terminal broadcasting server 120, the photographing terminal 140 may photograph an image and transmit the photographed image to the terminal broadcasting server 120. That is, although the photographing terminal 140 has an image capturing function, a user using the photographing terminal does not necessarily need to photograph an image and transmit it to the terminal broadcasting server 120. In this case, the terminal broadcast server 120 may request a photographing request to the photographing terminal 140, and the user may capture the image by receiving the photographing request.

The terminal broadcast server 120 provides a captured image corresponding to a request of the broadcast receiver 160. When there is no captured image corresponding to the request of the broadcast receiver 160, the terminal broadcast server 120 transmits a capture request signal to the capture terminal 140. To this end, the terminal broadcast server 120 checks the current position of the photographing terminal 140 and transmits a photographing request signal to the photographing terminals 140 present at photographing positions corresponding to the request of the broadcast receiver 160. Will be sent. In addition, the terminal broadcast server 120 performs numbering on the photographed images received from the photographing terminal 140, provides a thumbnail and numbering information of the photographed image to the broadcast receiver 160, and then broadcast receiver 160. It is preferable to provide only the captured image corresponding to the numbering selected by) to the broadcast receiver. By this operation, unnecessary network load can be reduced, and the broadcast receiver can reduce service usage fee by reducing the amount of received data.

The broadcast receiver 160 requests the terminal-captured image for the content being viewed to the terminal broadcast server 120, receives the terminal-captured image, and displays it in addition to the content being viewed. When the broadcast receiver 160 receives a plurality of terminal photographed images from the terminal broadcast server 120, it is preferable that only the captured images desired to be viewed are selected and displayed. As a result, hardware resources and network resources of the broadcast receiver 160 can be efficiently managed and used.

The broadcast camera 150 transmits the broadcast photographing image to the broadcaster server 110.

The broadcaster server 110 transmits the image photographed by the broadcast camera 150 to the broadcast receiver 160 through the communication network 130. The broadcaster server 110 preferably provides an IPTV service.

Hereinafter, a multi-video broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a flowchart of a broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the multi-video broadcasting method according to the present embodiment (for convenience of explanation, hereinafter, unless otherwise described, the 'multi-video broadcasting method' is briefly referred to as 'broadcasting method'). S100), a search step S200 and a reception step S300.

The requesting step (S100) is a step in which the broadcast receiver requests a terminal photographed image for content being viewed by the terminal broadcast server. At this time, the content being viewed may be a broadcast program provided by an IPTV service. IPTV is a system that can provide content selected by a user regardless of broadcast time.

The searching step S200 is a step in which the terminal broadcasting server searches for the terminal photographed image photographed by the photographing terminal. In step 1, it is checked whether photographing information about content requested by the broadcast receiver exists (S210).

If the photographing information exists in the search in the search 2 step and the search 1 step, the photographed image is transmitted (S220).

If the photographing information does not exist in the search step 3 and search step 1, the broadcast receiver checks whether the requested content is live broadcast (S230). This is because, in the case of a live broadcast, it is possible to request photographing from a terminal located at a site. However, in the case of a recorded broadcast, it is not possible to add a captured image.

When the live broadcast is performed in the search step 4 and the search step 3, it is checked whether the photographing request message is transmitted to the photographing terminal (S240).

When the photographing request message is transmitted in the search step 5 and the search step 4, the photographing request message is transmitted and the process moves to the search step 1 (S250). When the photographing terminal receiving the photographing request message starts photographing, photographing information may exist in a later search step 1.

The reception step S300 is a step in which the broadcast receiver receives and reproduces the terminal photographed image. In step 1, a photographed image is received (S310). In this case, the terminal broadcasting server includes providing all the captured images in the form of thumbnails with the numbering information to the broadcast receiver, and selecting the captured images desired to be received by the broadcast receiver.

In step 2, a screen is formed by arranging the content being viewed and the received captured image (S320). The screen configuration at this time is preferably configured according to the user's command using the broadcast receiver. For example, the configuration of the screen is preferably configured to display the content being viewed the largest, and the captured image is small. That is, the image captured by the photographing terminal is generally not high in resolution due to the performance of the terminal. Therefore, the screen size is adjusted in consideration of the resolution of the captured image.

In step 3, it is examined whether to stop receiving the captured image (S330).

In the case of ending the investigation in the receiving step 4 and receiving step 3, the screen is composed of only the content being viewed (S340).

Hereinafter, a terminal broadcast server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the terminal broadcast server in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the terminal broadcast server 120 according to the present embodiment, the communication unit 121 communicates with a communication network to transmit and receive data. Mainly, the communication unit 121 receives the captured image request data from the broadcast receiver, receives the captured image from the photographing terminal, and performs an operation of transmitting the captured image to the broadcast receiver.

The receiver manager 122 manages information of a broadcast receiver that has requested a captured image for content that is being broadcast live. In addition, the receiver manager 122 may further manage the information of the broadcast receiver requesting the shooting for the content being recorded and broadcast. Information management of such a broadcast receiver is necessary for managing charges, usage history, and the like.

The terminal manager 123 manages information of a photographing terminal that transmits a photographed image. The terminal manager 123 manages a photographing terminal related to each content. Information management of such a photographing terminal is necessary for profit distribution to a photographing terminal user.

The controller 124 controls the operation of each component. In addition, if there is no photographing terminal that is capturing a content related image requested by the broadcast receiver, the controller 124 additionally performs an operation of transmitting a photographing request message to the photographing terminal using the communication unit 121.

The DB 125 (DataBase) stores the photographed image photographed by the photographing terminal.

Hereinafter, a broadcast relay method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a flowchart of a relay method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the broadcast relay method according to the present embodiment is performed by the terminal broadcast server and includes a reception step S400, a search step S410, and a relay step S420.

The receiving step S400 is a step of receiving a captured image transmission request for content being played back from the broadcast receiver. The captured image transmission request may include an identification number of the broadcast receiver and content information being reproduced. The content at this time is preferably IPTV broadcast content.

The search step (S410) is a step of searching for presence of photographing information about the content.

The relay step S420 is a step of relaying the photographed image to the broadcast receiver when the photographing information found in the search step S410 exists.

By such a broadcast relay method, a broadcast receiver can relay a desired captured image.

Meanwhile, the broadcast relay method may be stored as a program by a storage medium.

Hereinafter, a broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a broadcast receiver in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the broadcast receiver 160 according to the present embodiment, the input unit 169 receives a user command. The broadcast receiver 160 according to the present embodiment is preferably a receiver for receiving an IPTV broadcast signal. In this case, the input unit 169 may be a keyboard, a mouse, and / or a remote control.

The communication unit 163 transmits a captured image transmission request signal to the terminal broadcast server, and receives the captured image transmitted from the terminal broadcast server. Preferably, the identification information of the broadcast receiver 160 is further included in the captured image transmission request signal.

The tuner 161 receives a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcaster server. The tuner 161 preferably receives the IPTV broadcast signal.

The broadcast signal separator 162 separates the broadcast signal into an audio signal and a video signal.

The terminal signal separator 164 separates the captured image into an audio signal and an image signal.

The voice signal synthesizer 165 synthesizes the voice signals separated by the broadcast signal separator 162 and the terminal signal separator 164 according to a user command. The voice signal synthesizing unit 165 adjusts through which path the voice signal reproduced by the broadcast receiver 160 is inputted to separate the voice signal, or the reproduction sound volume of the voice signals.

The video signal synthesizer 166 synthesizes the video signals separated by the broadcast signal separator 162 and the terminal signal separator 164 according to a user command. The image signal synthesizing unit 166 adjusts the size of the image or the number of images displayed on the broadcast receiver 160.

The controller 168 controls the operation of each component.

The storage unit 170 is used to temporarily store data for processing a user command or received image information. In addition, the storage unit 170 may be used to store the reproduced content.

Hereinafter, a multicast reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a flowchart of a receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the multi-broadcast reception method according to the present embodiment (for convenience of description, hereinafter, unless otherwise described, 'multi-broadcast reception method' is simply referred to as a 'reception method') in a broadcast receiver. It is performed by the transmission step (S500), the broadcast receiving step (S510), the setting receiving step (S50) and the generation step (S530).

The transmitting step S500 is a step of transmitting a captured image transmission request for content being played back to the terminal broadcasting server. In this case, the content being played is preferably IPTV broadcast content.

The broadcast receiving step S510 is a step of receiving a captured image from a terminal broadcast server.

The setting receiving step (S520) is a step of receiving a screen setting for the content being played and the received captured image according to a user's command.

The generating step S530 is a step of generating a screen according to the setting receiving step S520.

By such a reception method, a user using a broadcast receiver may receive and display a captured image related to content being viewed.

In addition, such a multiple broadcast reception method is stored as a program by a storage medium.

An application example of the present invention will be described below.

In the first step, an image photographed through a broadcast camera is transmitted to a broadcaster server, and an image photographed through a photographing terminal is transmitted to a terminal broadcast server.

In the second step, the broadcast receiver requests the terminal broadcast server to receive the captured image through the photographing terminal while viewing the captured image of the broadcaster server.

In a third step, the terminal broadcast server searches for whether there is an image corresponding to the captured image being viewed by the broadcast receiver, and transmits the search result to the broadcast receiver.

Step 4, the broadcast receiver selects images to be watched.

In a fifth step, the terminal broadcast server transmits the selected image.

In a sixth step, the broadcast receiver arranges and views the selected video and the video transmitted from the broadcaster server according to a user's preference.

On the other hand, if there is no image corresponding to the captured image being viewed by the broadcast receiver, the terminal broadcast server may request a photographing terminal. To this end, in step 7, the terminal broadcast server requests the photographing terminal to photograph.

In an eighth step, the photographing terminal captures an image at the request of the terminal broadcasting server and transmits the image to the terminal broadcasting server. Thereafter, the above-described third to sixth steps may be performed again.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects,

It should be noted, however, that the present invention is not limited specifically to the embodiments described above, and that various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the terminal broadcast server in FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a broadcast receiver in FIG.

4 is a flowchart of a broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a relay method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a receiving method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: broadcast system 110: broadcaster server

120: terminal broadcast server 130: communication network

140: photographing terminal 150: broadcast camera

160: broadcast receiver

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delete delete delete delete delete delete Communication unit for transmitting and receiving data by communicating with a communication network; A receiver manager configured to manage information of a broadcast receiver that has requested a captured image of content being broadcast live; A terminal manager for managing information of a photographing terminal for transmitting a photographed image; And A controller for controlling the operation of each component; , &Lt; / RTI & The receiver management unit further manages the information of the broadcast receiver requesting the recording of the content being recorded on the broadcast server. delete The method of claim 7, wherein The controller performs numbering on the photographed images received from the photographing terminal, provides a thumbnail and numbering information of the photographed image to the broadcast receiver, and then broadcasts only the photographed images corresponding to the numbering selected by the broadcast receiver. Terminal broadcasting server, characterized in that provided by. The method of claim 7, wherein And the controller transmits a photographing request message to a photographing terminal using a communication unit when a photographed image corresponding to a request of the broadcast receiver does not exist. An input unit for receiving a user command; A communication unit which transmits a captured image transmission request signal to a terminal broadcast server and receives a captured image transmitted from the terminal broadcast server; A tuner unit for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcaster server; A broadcast signal separator for separating the broadcast signal into an audio signal and a video signal; A terminal signal separation unit for separating the captured image into an audio signal and an image signal; A voice signal synthesizer for synthesizing the voice signals separated by the broadcast signal separator and the terminal signal separator according to a user command; A video signal synthesizer for synthesizing the video signals separated by the broadcast signal separator and the terminal signal separator according to a user command; And A controller for controlling the operation of each component; Broadcast receiver comprising a. Requesting, by the broadcast receiver, a terminal photographed image of content being viewed by the terminal broadcast server; A search step of the terminal broadcasting server searching for the terminal photographed image photographed by the photographing terminal; And A reception step of receiving and playing a terminal photographed image by a broadcast receiver; , &Lt; / RTI & The search step, The broadcast receiver checks whether there is shooting information on the requested content, and transmits a captured image if there is shooting information. If the shooting information does not exist, the broadcast receiver checks whether the requested content is live. The multi-video broadcasting method characterized by transmitting a shooting request message to the shooting terminal. delete delete The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving step, A first step of receiving a captured image; And A second step of configuring a screen by arranging the content being viewed and the received shot image; Multiple video broadcasting method comprising a. The method of claim 15, wherein the first reception step, Providing all the captured images that can be provided by the terminal broadcasting server to the broadcast receiver together with the numbering information in the form of thumbnails; And selecting, by the broadcast receiver, a captured image to be received. 16. The method of claim 15, A receiving step 3 of checking whether to stop receiving the captured image; And Receiving step 4 when the screen is terminated in the survey of the receiving step 3, the screen is composed only of the content being watched; Multiple video broadcasting method further comprises. Performed by the terminal broadcast server, A receiving step of receiving a captured image transmission request for the content being played back from the broadcast receiver; A search step of searching whether there is photographing information about the content; And A relaying step of relaying the captured image to the broadcast receiver when the photographing information found in the searching step exists; , &Lt; / RTI & And in the relaying step, if the photographing information does not exist, the broadcast receiver checks whether the requested content is live broadcast and transmits a photographing request message to the photographing terminal if the survey result is the live broadcast. Performed by the broadcast receiver, A transmission step of transmitting a captured image transmission request for content being played back to the terminal broadcasting server; A broadcast reception step of receiving a captured image from a terminal broadcast server; A setting receiving step of receiving a screen setting of the content being played and the received shot image according to a user's command; And A generating step of generating a screen according to the setting receiving step; , &Lt; / RTI & The broadcast receiving step includes receiving all the captured images from the terminal broadcasting server together with the numbering information in the form of thumbnails. delete delete

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