Personalized Golf Event Viewing With Video Segments and Geo Maps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sporting event viewing technologies, particularly for events like golf, struggle to provide personalized viewing experiences tailored to individual viewer preferences, making it difficult for spectators to track and follow multiple players across a large course.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface that utilizes video segments and geo-referenced maps to present golf shots and player locations, allowing users to select and interact with specific golfers and holes, with features like video playback and trajectory tracing, enhancing the viewing experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single channel or network broadcasts a sporting event, then the broadcast can be delivered to a wide audience with consistent production quality, but the viewer is limited to what the broadcaster has determined to be the most engaging views and video
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complete sporting event broadcast into multiple discrete video segments, each representing a different camera angle or view. These segments are then organized into playlists that can be selectively played based on user preferences, allowing customization without requiring multiple simultaneous broadcast channels.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically switches between different video segments and playlists based on user selections and real-time event conditions. The playback system can transition from one camera angle to another, and from following one player to another, providing adaptive viewing without manual intervention for each change.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional broadcasting follows one player throughout a golf event, then the viewer can track that player's progress, but the viewer cannot simultaneously follow multiple players or switch between different holes
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares multiple playlists in advance, each containing video segments organized by player or hole. When a user wants to follow a different player, the system can quickly switch to the pre-prepared playlist for that player, eliminating the need to manually search for and assemble segments in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides user interface elements that allow viewers to select which player or hole they want to follow. The system then provides feedback by automatically switching to the appropriate playlist and video segments, creating a responsive viewing experience that adapts to user preferences in real-time.
3Ease of operation
If multiple camera angles and player perspectives are made available, then viewers can customize their viewing experience, but the complexity of managing and switching between segments increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal playlist structure that can organize video segments by multiple criteria (player, hole, camera angle). A single playlist system handles all these organizational needs, allowing the same infrastructure to serve different viewing preferences without requiring separate management systems for each type of organization.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for gathering and presenting information associated with a sporting event to a user in a manner tailored to a user's preferences. Methods include: receiving a plurality of video segments associated with at least one subject; providing for display of at least one of the plurality of video segments; providing for selection of at least one video segment not associated with the at least one subject in response to the plurality of video segments having been played or skipped; providing for display of the at least one video segment not associated with the at least one subject; and following or superseding display of the at least one video segment not associated with the at least one subject with display of a new video segment in response to receiving the new video segment associated with the at least one subject.