Integrated layout management and digital video switching
iTraffic software is the first solution in the industry that provides integrated layout management and digital video switching on the large screen displays for a truly end to end digital system.
iTraffic allows the user to:
- select the desired network video stream to be viewed
- assign it onto an already open or new window within the screen
- associate the window to a layout (which can be recalled in alarm conditions)
- design layouts and save them for later recall
iTraffic provides an API for customization and facilitates integration with existing systems.
In essence, the iTraffic software will negotiate with the network to subscribe to any existing stream (in Multicast). It will manage the proper association and resources of the controller and display to properly display the stream according to the user’s requests. This happens independently of all existing streams already in place – i.e. it will not disrupt the recording or other active viewers – providing the network has been properly provisioned.
In summary, iTraffic allows other higher level systems (e.g. Traffic Management Software) to control the visualization system to realize the following benefits for the users:
- Event Associated Displays to facilitate exception based management that can draw proper user attention to manage events rather than require active user surveillance. For example, popping up the video of an accident or traffic jam that has been detected by the Traffic Management Software at the proper size and location of the require display unit.
- Automated Tasks to reduce user effort and intervention to display all relevant information associated to and required for managing an event by consolidating all the information on to the proper display unit in the most effective layouts.
- Facilitate simultaneous control over multiple displays. For example to show specific views (similar or different) across large screen displays, personal walls, and across different control center displays.
iTraffic's Application Programming Interface (API)
iTraffic’s API is published as Web Services (e.g. Windows .NET) to allow quick and easy customization. The API (Applications Programming Interface) is an indispensable component required for the seamless integration of iTraffic into a traffic management solution.
Events trigger the traffic management software to initiate a set of actions that alert the operator. The API allows for changing the content of the wall to generate a visual alert and display available information related to the event. The API is based on Web Services, which has become the open cross platform standard for application interoperability.
Some features of the API:
- start/stop of applications
- changing layouts (e.g. to enlarge a video window)
- insert information onto a video window
- assign video sources to windows (in case iTraffic can trigger the video network)
- SOAP based Interfaces
- optional direct socket communications via TCP/IP
