1. A method, comprising:
receiving video of an event;
generating an overlay for the video;
generating an information message containing information enabling a receiver of the video and the overlay to selectively display or hide the overlay; and
transmitting the video, the overlay, and the information message, the video being transmitted in a primary stream of a multi-stream transmission including a primary stream and one or more auxiliary streams, the overlay being transmitted in a first one of the auxiliary streams.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted in a second one of the auxiliary streams.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information includes a label of the overlay.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information further includes a transparency of the overlay.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the label of the overlay is transmitted in the second one of the auxiliary streams and the transparency of the overlay is transmitted in a third one of the auxiliary streams.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
generating a further overlay for the video, wherein the further overlay is transmitted with the video, the overlay, and the information message.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the further overlay is transmitted in one of the first one of the auxiliary streams and a second one of the auxiliary streams.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-stream transmission is encoded according to the second version of the High Efficiency Video Coding standard.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlay includes one of a score of a game, a game clock, a player name, a player role, a current game statistic, a historical game statistic, a position of an in-game object, a news ticker, a stock ticker, and an advertisement.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the overlay includes an advertisement, and wherein a viewer of the multi-stream transmission may subscribe to a premium service to selectively remove the overlay.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlay comprises an image including a plurality of pixels.
12. A system, comprising:
an interface receiving a multi-stream transmission, a primary stream of the multi-stream transmission comprising video of an event, a first one of one or more auxiliary streams of the multi-stream transmission comprising an overlay for the video, the multi-stream transmission further comprising an information message containing information enabling a receiver of the multi-stream transmission to selectively display or hide the overlay;
a user interface receiving a user instruction instructing the device to one of display the overlay and hide the overlay; and
an overlayer performing one of displaying the overlay and hiding the overlay based on the user instruction and the information message.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information is transmitted in a second one of the auxiliary streams.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the information includes a label of the overlay.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the information further includes a transparency of the overlay.
16. The system, of claim 15, wherein the label of the overlay is transmitted in the second one of the auxiliary streams and the transparency of the overlay is transmitted in a third one of the auxiliary streams.
17. The system of claim 12, wherein the multi-stream transmission further includes a further overlay for the video.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the further overlay is transmitted in one of the first one of the auxiliary streams and a second one of the auxiliary streams.
19. The system of claim 12, wherein the multi-stream transmission is encoded according to the second version of the High Efficiency Video Coding standard.
20. The system of claim 12, wherein the overlay includes one of a score of a game, a game clock, a player name, a player role, a current game statistic, a historical game statistic, a position of an in-game object, a news ticker, a stock ticker, and an advertisement.
21. The system of claim 12, wherein the overlay comprises an image including a plurality of pixels.
22. A method, comprising:
receiving a multi-stream transmission including a video of an event in a primary stream of the multi-stream transmission, an overlay in an auxiliary stream of the multi-stream transmission, and an information message;
receiving a user selection to one of display the overlay and hide the overlay; and
outputting a display including the video based on the user selection and the information message, the display including the overlay when the user selection is to display the overlay, the display not including the overlay when the user selection is to hide the overlay.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A flanged fitting comprising:
proximal, central, and distal sections between proximal and distal ends of the fitting;
wherein the proximal section comprises a flange portion having a circumference, proximal, first vertical, and distal surfaces, and a plurality of bolt holes extending through the flange portion from its proximal surface to distal surface, wherein the plurality of bolt holes are circumferentially arranged in the flange portion;
a central opening extending from the proximal to distal end of the fitting and having a central axis, the opening having an inner surface;
the central section having a tubular shape and comprising, in a proximal to distal arrangement: a first curved outer surface defining a first section of fitting wall between the inner surface that decreases in thickness; a second vertical surface, parallel to the central axis and defining a second section of fitting wall between the inner surface that is constant in thickness; and a second curved surface defining a third section of fitting wall between the inner surface that increases in thickness;
the distal section comprising a third vertical surface parallel to the central axis defining a fourth section of fitting wall between the inner surface that is constant in thickness;
wherein the fourth section of fitting wall has an outer diameter and thickness that is greater than a thickness of an outer diameter and thickness of the second section of fitting wall.
2. The flanged fitting of claim 1 further comprising a raised portion that extends proximally from the flange portion, the raised portion having a circumference that is smaller than the flange circumference.
3. The flanged fitting of claim 1 further comprising a third angled outer surface angled relative to the central axis and defining a fifth section of fitting wall between the inner surface that decreases in thickness.
4. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the wherein the thickness of the fourth section of fitting wall is about 1.8-about 2.0 times the thickness of the of the second section of fitting wall.
5. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the fourth section of fitting wall is about 1.9 times the thickness of the second section of fitting wall.
6. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the central opening has an inner diameter, and the thickness of the second section of fitting wall is in the range of about 15-25% of the inner diameter.
7. The flanged fitting of claim 6 wherein the thickness of the second section of fitting wall is about 20% of the inner diameter.
8. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the central opening has an inner diameter, and the thickness of the fourth section of fitting wall is in the range of about 35-45% of the inner diameter.
9. The flanged fitting of claim 8 wherein the thickness of the fourth section of fitting wall is about 40% of the inner diameter.
10. The flanged fitting of claim 3 wherein, as measured along the central axis, a combined length of the third, fourth, and fifth sections of the fitting wall are less than the length of the second section of fitting wall.
11. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the second section of fitting wall has an outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of any section of the fitting having a constant wall thickness.
12. The flanged fitting of claim 1 wherein the inner surface comprises an inner threaded surface positioned between first inner non-threaded surface and second inner non-threaded surface, wherein the inner threaded surface is capable of receiving a threaded plug and is closer to the proximal end than the distal end.
13. A system comprising the flanged fitting of claim 12 and a threaded plug capable of being screwed into an inner threaded surface.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein the threaded plug comprises a central opening through the plug.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein the central opening of the threaded plug is square or rectangular in shape.
16. A system comprising the flanged fitting of claim 1, a finishing cap attachable to the proximal end of the fitting and having bolt holes in alignment with the bolt holes of the fitting.
17. A method for accessing a pipe comprising steps of (a) providing a fitting of claim 1, and (b) attaching the distal end of the fitting to a pipeline.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising steps of forming an opening in a sidewall of a pipeline sized to accommodate the distal end of the fitting.
19. A flanged fitting comprising:
proximal, central, and distal sections between proximal and distal ends of the fitting;
wherein the proximal section comprises a flange portion having a circumference, proximal, first vertical, and distal surfaces, and a plurality of bolt holes extending through the flange portion from its proximal surface to distal surface, wherein the plurality of bolt holes are circumferentially arranged in the flange portion;
a central opening extending from the proximal to distal end of the fitting and having a central axis, the opening having an inner surface;
the central section having a tubular shape and comprising, in a proximal to distal arrangement: a first angled outer surface angled relative to the central axis and defining a first section of fitting wall between the inner surface that decreases in thickness; a second vertical surface, parallel to the central axis and defining a second section of fitting wall between the inner surface that is constant in thickness; and a second angled outer surface angled relative to the central axis defining a third section of fitting wall between the inner surface that increases in thickness;
the central section further comprising a first curved transition surface between the first angled outer surface and the second outer vertical surface, and a second curved transition surface between the second outer vertical surface and the second angled outer surface,
the distal section comprising a third vertical surface parallel to the central axis defining a fourth section of fitting wall between the inner surface that is constant in thickness;
wherein the fourth section of fitting wall has an outer diameter and thickness that is greater than a thickness of an outer diameter and thickness of the second section of fitting wall.
20. The flanged fitting of claim 19 wherein the second angled outer surface is at an angle in range of about 28\xb0 to about 38\xb0 to the central axis.
21. The flanged fitting of claim 20 wherein the second angled outer surface is at an angle of about 32\xb0, 33\xb0, or 34\xb0to the central axis.