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1. Glenn walked through a Glass to Glass Overview slide. A preliminary Draft with the slides shown on the call is available on the members only site at https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/member-web-and-tv/2015Jul/att-0002/GGIE-High_Level_Picture_-_pre-updates_version.pptx
<glennd> Main components are the Smart edge (Creation), the Core, Smart Edge (Glass of viewing)
<glennd> Smart Creation edge includes capture (camera, etc.); Storage, Editing/composition
<glennd> Core includes Discovery (Web, EPG, Search); Distribution (Web, Cloud); Cache (CDN, etc.)
<glennd> Smart Edge (Viewing): View (PC, mobile, etc.); Edge Cache (in-home – device, disk)
<glennd> Enabler: Content ID – Standardize content Identifiers – Standardized Content URI
<glennd> Issues to be covered within GGIE: Content ID; Metadata; Scalability; User ID; Privacy
<bill> Any comments?
<glennd> If a neighborhood cache or an enterprise cache, etc., (an edge cache that is not part of the end user’s equipment) is considered part of the core cache, the end-user’s cache, or something else?
<glennd> Not sure where this should reside in the GGIE view.
<leslie> This is an important point – includes enterprise cache, ISO edge, etc.
<glennd> I suggest moving it into the Smart Edge/viewing as a separate bubble – managed edge cache?
<digitaldale> Need to add relationships to the 3 building blocks
<nilo> The core has ingestion as a function which is not shown. Neither is the composition of the linear stream e.g. ad insertion. This can take place in both the core and at the viewing edge cache
<digitaldale> It depends on where composition takes place - at viewing edge or creation side.
<glennd> It appears we need to capture one or more new UCs
<digitaldale> Ads may be stitched at multiple points. Depends on incentives e.g. the user may not want to provide storage space for ads that will be inserted.
<azamlerc_> We need to ID the content and ID the ads. Problem – if someone steals content, the ad may still be inserted in which case the wrong people may get paid since the “owner” is unclear.
<glennd> AdID exists.
<digitaldale> What about TV Anytime? Is this still ongoing?
<Paul_Higgs> Yes. The work is still ongoing. More popular in Europe. Unclear in US, Asia. Jean Pierre may have information on this.
<glennd> need to add Creation UCs for adding ads to content: * Assemble/managed at core – e.g. YouTube, Hulu; * Assembled/insertion done locally even if it is managed at the edge
Action Item: Nilo, Dale to look into creating new UCs capturing the basic core elements of this discussion
3. Discussion on Capture UC-5: 3rd party composite asset – Bill Rose https://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/wiki/GGIE_TF/UseCases/Content_Capture#Capture_UC-5_Distributing_3rd_Party_Composite_Asset_Using_Composite_Manifest
<glennd> Capture UC-4 was the precursor to UC-5. A compositor creates a new asset from multiple linear assets from other sources.
<bill> The change from Capture UC-4 is that the compositor does not actually assemble a final asset and distribute it. Instead he assembles and distributes a manifest that contains the links to various assets that comprise the final asset. The manifest also identifies the fragments to be used from each link and any needed timing information so an end device can assemble the final asset. It may also include new audio assets, ad insertion points/links, etc.
<digitaldale> this was used in NASCAR’s In-Car. The user selects a feed from the race car of their choice. Ads were inserted which can be common to all viewers or user-dependent.
<glennd> We may want to differentiate between live content and recorded content. The needs may be different. For truly live content there may not be an ID assigned yet. The ID may not be assigned until the recording window is closed. Also can’t pre-cache live content. Might be related to ingest of live versus pre-recorded content.
Action Item – Bill Rose to add note to UC-5 that live content may not have an ID or be able to be cached.
<leslie> There is a difference between live ephemeral versus live persistent/stored content.
Action Item: Bill Rose to add this to note in Creation UC-5.
Discussion on whether UC-5 is a creation or distribution UC.
<Paul_Higgs> The asset created in UC-5 is a Play List asset. It is a creation UC.
<leslie> It's both.
Action Item – Bill Rose to add a note to UC-5 that when we discuss the UCs we ensure there is a discussion on Content UC-5 within the Distribution UC discussions.
Next call: July 15th at 11:00 AM ET.
<glennd> If anyone will be at the IETF meetings in Prague the week of July 19 please contact me.