Automatic Camera Orientation via GPS and Image Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video recording systems require a second person to operate the camera, leading to imperfect recordings due to shaky hands, distraction, and potential missed moments, especially when the subject is unable to have someone assist with recording themselves.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing global positioning units and image recognition to automatically orient a camera at a target, combining GPS data with line-of-sight technologies like radiation or sound sources to track and maintain focus on a subject without human intervention, ensuring stable and continuous recording.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a second person operates the camera to record the subject, then the subject can be recorded, but the recording quality deteriorates due to shaky hands, distraction, and missed moments
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service recording by allowing the subject to record themselves automatically without requiring a second person. The camera is mounted on the subject and uses image recognition to automatically track and keep the subject in view, eliminating the need for manual camera operation while maintaining high recording quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual control system with an automated image recognition and computer vision system. Instead of relying on human operators to manually position and stabilize the camera, the system uses algorithms to automatically detect the subject's position and adjust the camera orientation, thereby eliminating issues related to human error such as shaky hands and distraction.
2Area of stationary object
If the camera is positioned far away from the subject for best results, then the subject can be captured in the frame, but the camera becomes harder to control and stabilize
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the camera's field of view and positioning based on real-time image recognition of the subject. The camera can zoom, pan, and tilt automatically to maintain optimal framing of the subject at various distances, allowing the system to adapt between wide-area coverage and close-up stability as needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual camera operation is used, then the operator can adjust to capture moments, but the operator may become tired or distracted and fail to capture exciting moments
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously receives feedback from image recognition algorithms that analyze the camera's field of view and subject position in real-time. This feedback loop allows the system to automatically detect when the subject is leaving the frame or when an interesting moment is occurring, and immediately adjust the camera positioning to capture it, providing both adaptability and consistent reliability.
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AI summary
System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and image recognition of the target.