Dynamic Video Program Generation Using Segmented Studio Assets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems face limitations in delivering perishable information, such as weather, financial, and sports news, in video format to specific localities due to resource constraints, including limited studio time and On-Camera Personnel, leading to incomplete and non-updated video programs across the Internet.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamically formulating and delivering video programs using one or more studios, databases, and a video server that combines recent video segments with real-time data feeds and audio recordings to create customized video programs, supporting multiple formats and decoders, and allowing on-the-fly generation and storage for delivery to various locations without additional resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If video programs are produced using traditional studio methods with limited On-Camera Personnel and studio time, then the quality and authenticity of video content is maintained, but the quantity of localized video programs that can be delivered is severely limited
Solution Approach 1:
The video program is divided into separate segments: pre-recorded On-Camera Personnel segments captured in studio, and dynamically generated segments created through automated composition of graphics, maps, and pre-recorded audio. This segmentation allows unlimited customization without requiring additional studio time or personnel for each localized program.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of On-Camera Personnel segments and reuses them across multiple localized video programs. Instead of filming new segments for each location, the same studio-recorded segments are copied and combined with different localized data, dramatically increasing productivity without additional resource consumption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more localized video programs are created for different cities and regions, then user customization and relevance are improved, but the demand for studio time and On-Camera Personnel increases proportionally
Solution Approach 1:
All On-Camera Personnel segments are pre-recorded in the studio during limited available time. These segments are then stored and reused indefinitely across multiple localized programs. This preliminary action eliminates the need to spend additional studio time for each new localization, allowing unlimited adaptability without proportional increase in time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating localized video programs through automated composition of pre-recorded segments with dynamically inserted localized data. No additional human intervention in the studio is required for each new program, enabling the system to serve unlimited localizations using only the initially invested studio resources.
3Reliability
If video programs are updated frequently with current perishable information, then information freshness and reliability are improved, but the cost of production and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates multiple copies of the same base video program structure, updating only the perishable information layers (weather data, sports scores, financial data) while reusing the expensive-to-produce On-Camera Personnel segments. This copying approach allows frequent updates of information freshness without proportional increases in production cost.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of completely re-producing entire video programs for each update, the system performs partial updates by replacing only the necessary data layers and graphics while maintaining the core video segments. This partial action approach achieves information freshness with minimal additional production cost.
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AI summary
A system and method for dynamically formulating and delivering a video program that includes perishable information is provided. The system includes a video server that creates a video program using one or more recent video segments in combination with other video segments. The recent video segments are typically generated in a studio, whereas the other video segments are obtained from a variety of sources, including databases and live feeds. An audio system stores pre-recorded audio and is used to create audio for certain video segments. The video server enables an organization to deliver more customized video programs to more users and to update those video programs more frequently without requiring additional studio time or resources.