Angle Indicator for Panoramic Video Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices face difficulties in navigating and selecting portions of panoramic video data during playback, as they are unaware of the wider field of view captured and struggle to determine how a displayed portion relates to the overall video.
Innovation Solution
The system displays an angle indicator representing the direction of the displayed portion relative to a reference location, allowing users to specify desired angles and portions, and generates video tags with angle information based on user input, associating angles with timestamps and video frames to control the displayed content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If panoramic video data is captured with a wide field of view, then the coverage area is improved, but the user's ability to navigate and select specific portions becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The panoramic video data is segmented into multiple angular portions, each represented by a directional indicator showing its angle relative to a reference location. This segmentation allows users to navigate and select specific portions by referring to the angular indicators rather than attempting to mentally map the entire panoramic view.
Solution Approach 2:
A directional indicator serves as an intermediary element between the panoramic video data and the user. This indicator provides visual feedback about the current displayed portion's angle and position within the panoramic view, mediating the user's navigation and selection process.
2Ease of operation
If the displayed portion is cropped from the panoramic view, then the focus on specific content is improved, but the user's understanding of the relationship between the displayed portion and the overall video deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The directional indicator provides continuous feedback to the user about the current displayed portion's angle and its relationship to the overall panoramic view. This feedback mechanism ensures that when content is cropped for focused display, the user maintains understanding of its spatial context within the complete video.
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AI summary
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a display of panoramic video data by including an angle indicator as a visual representation of a direction of a displayed portion of the panoramic video data relative to a reference location. For example, the angle indicator may illustrate an angle of the displayed portion of the video data relative to a front of the video capture device, using 360 degrees, and the user of the device may specify a desired angle and/or desired portion of the video data to display. In addition, the device may generate video tags including angle information based on the user input. For example, the device may determine the desired angle and/or desired portion of the video data to display and may generate a video tag associating the angle with a timestamp and/or video frame.