Composite Video Generation via Automated Person Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Creating composite videos that include multiple depictions of a person is difficult and time-consuming due to the manual effort required in inserting and synchronizing video frames.

Innovation Solution

A system that automatically determines the locations of a person within video frames, generates a background image without the person, and combines video frames to create composite video frames with multiple depictions of the person, using components like video information, location, portion, background, and composite components to facilitate the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If manual insertion and synchronization of multiple depictions is used, then composite video can be created, but the process becomes difficult and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation of composite video generationVSAvoidtime required for manual insertion and synchronization
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the person's location in each video frame and performs the insertion and synchronization operations without requiring manual user intervention. The automated person location detection and composite video generation process eliminates the time-consuming manual work while maintaining accurate synchronization of multiple depictions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple depictions of a person are inserted into video frames, then composite video is created, but manual synchronization becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of person location detectionVSAvoidcomplexity of synchronization process
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of visually inspecting and synchronizing multiple depictions with an automated computer vision system. The person location detection component automatically identifies and tracks the person's position across video frames, eliminating the need for manual synchronization while achieving high precision through algorithmic analysis rather than human judgment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12254903B2Composite video generation
Publication Date: 2025.03.18 GOPRO INC
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AI summary

Locations in which a person is depicted within video frames may be determined to identify portions of the video frames to be included in a composite video. A background image not including any depiction of the person may be generated, and the identified portions of the video frames may be inserted into the background image to generate the composite video.