Camera Position Feedback System Using Sensor Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image capture systems require cumbersome and expensive physical support devices to maintain precise camera positions and angles, which are time-consuming and restrictive for techniques like time-lapse and visual effects filming.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product that determines and generates image capture device positions and orientations using sensors and a processor, providing feedback indicia to users for precise reorientation within a predetermined tolerance, allowing for efficient and accurate positioning without physical support devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical support devices (tripods, camera cranes, motion control arms) are used to maintain camera position, then positioning precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical positioning systems (tripods, cranes, motion control arms) with a digital/virtual system that uses sensors, processors, and display devices to guide camera positioning. The mechanical support structures are substituted with electronic feedback mechanisms that provide real-time guidance through visual indicia displayed on screens or headsets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of sensors, processors, and display devices that mediate between the camera operator and the physical camera positioning. This intermediary layer translates complex positioning requirements into simplified visual feedback, eliminating the need for direct mechanical manipulation of the camera.
2Measurement precision
If physical support devices are used to maintain camera position, then positioning precision is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms where sensors continuously monitor camera position and the processor provides immediate visual guidance through displayed indicia. This closed-loop feedback system enables operators to quickly and accurately position the camera without time-consuming manual adjustment or physical support equipment setup.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary positioning guidance by displaying virtual indicia that pre-indicate the correct camera position and orientation before the actual image capture occurs. This allows operators to pre-position the camera accurately, eliminating time-consuming adjustments during the capture process.
3Measurement precision
If physical support devices are used to maintain camera position, then positioning precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical support devices with a user-friendly digital guidance system. Instead of operators needing to manually manipulate and balance physical support structures, they simply follow visual instructions displayed on screens or headsets, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining positioning precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual indicia with different colors, brightness levels, or patterns to provide intuitive guidance on camera positioning. The display device presents information in a visually intuitive manner that is easily understood by operators, eliminating the need for complex mechanical controls and improving operational convenience.
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AI summary
A process determines a position of an image capture device with respect to a physical object. The position corresponds to a vantage point for an initial image capture of the physical object performed by the image capture device at a first time. Further, the process generates an image corresponding to the position. In addition, the process displays the image on the image capture device. Finally, the process outputs one or more feedback indicia that direct a user to orient the image capture device to the image for a subsequent image capture at a second time within a predetermined tolerance threshold of the vantage point.