Automated Video Compilation for Live Activity Feeds

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for capturing and compiling video footage of sporting and adventure activities often result in uninteresting, static, and lengthy recordings due to non-dynamic camera views, requiring manual editing and management, which distracts participants and users from the activity.

Innovation Solution

A computing system that automatically processes live video feeds from multiple cameras, selecting and modifying them in real-time to generate and compile video segments into a cohesive video, allowing for real-time editing and compilation during the activity, thus minimizing user intervention and maximizing participant engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If manual editing and management of video footage is performed, then video quality and consistency can be improved, but participant engagement and activity focus deteriorate due to distraction

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo qualityVSAvoidparticipant engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automated video processing, selection, and compilation without requiring manual intervention. The computing system autonomously receives live video feeds, processes them through automated procedures, selects appropriate segments, and compiles final videos, thereby eliminating the need for participants to engage in manual editing while maintaining high video quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical editing processes with automated computational procedures. The automated video processing procedure uses software-based algorithms to perform tasks that would otherwise require human operators, including video selection, modification, and compilation, thereby freeing participants from distraction while preserving quality standards

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of time

If video processing occurs in real-time during the activity, then time efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo production timeVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by receiving and buffering live video feeds from multiple cameras before the activity concludes. The automated processing procedure is initiated during the activity, allowing video segments to be processed, selected, and compiled in real-time or near-real-time, reducing post-activity processing delays while managing complexity through structured procedural steps

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The video processing is divided into distinct automated segments: receiving video feeds, processing individual feeds, selecting appropriate segments, modifying selected segments, and compiling final videos. This segmentation allows the complex real-time processing task to be broken down into manageable automated steps, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining time efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple live video feeds are processed simultaneously, then video content variety is improved, but processing complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo content varietyVSAvoidprocessing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The automated processing procedure extracts and processes individual video feeds separately from the multiple simultaneous feeds. Each feed is independently evaluated and selected based on specific criteria, allowing the system to handle multiple sources without requiring complex simultaneous processing of all feeds at once. This extraction approach maintains content variety while reducing processing complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system does not process all video feeds equally or simultaneously to completion. Instead, it selectively processes only those feeds that meet predetermined selection criteria, performing partial processing on the full set of available feeds. This approach maintains video content variety by considering multiple sources while reducing overall processing complexity by focusing computational resources on selected segments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11798595B1Systems and methods for generating compilations of photo and video data

Publication Date: 2023.10.24 SPIDERVID INC

AI summary

Systems and methods disclosed herein include a computing system receiving a command to generate a first video of a first activity, and in response to receiving the command to generate the first video, executing a first automated video processing procedure comprising: (i) receiving one or more live video feeds of the first activity, wherein each live video feed is obtained from a separate camera, (ii) selecting one or more of the received live video feeds for processing, (iii) for each of the selected live video feeds, modifying the selected video feed to improve performance of the first automated video processing procedure, (iv) generating a video segment based on each of the modified video feeds, and (v) compiling the one or more generated video segments into a first video of the first activity.