Augmented Reality Video Recording Zone Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current digital video capture methods often result in delays or inaccuracies when pausing or recording video, leading to capture of undesirable elements or failure to capture the intended subject due to user manual intervention or device lag.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing augmented reality to automatically identify and manage recording zones, allowing for automatic pausing or recording of video based on designated two-dimensional or three-dimensional regions within the user's field of view, thereby enhancing the precision and speed of video capture.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual intervention is used to pause or record video, then user control is maintained, but delays and inaccuracies occur leading to capture of undesirable elements or failure to capture intended subject

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo capture precisionVSAvoidvideo capture timing delay

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic video recording control by detecting when the camera enters predefined recording zones without requiring manual user intervention. The camera system serves itself by autonomously starting and stopping recording based on zone detection, eliminating the time delay and imprecision associated with manual operation while maintaining accurate capture of intended subjects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Recording zones are predefined and designated in advance within the augmented reality environment before video capture begins. By preparing these zones beforehand, the system can immediately trigger recording actions when the camera enters them, eliminating delays that would occur if zones needed to be defined or decisions made during the capture process itself.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If automatic zone-based recording control is implemented, then video capture precision and speed are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo capture efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An augmented reality interface serves as an intermediary layer between the physical camera and the recording control system. This AR interface visually displays recording zones and provides a natural user interaction medium, allowing users to define and interact with virtual zones without directly programming complex control logic, thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11582392B2Augmented-reality-based video record and pause zone creation

Publication Date: 2023.02.14 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for operating a camera to perform video capture of a subject is provided. The present invention may include pausing or recording video capture of the subject based on the camera's location within one or more designated recording zones, wherein the recording zones are two-dimensional or three-dimensional regions comprising or within view of the subject, and wherein the recording zones are designated within an augmented reality environment.