Hyperlapse Video Assembly for Workout Documentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in creating and sharing hyperlapse videos of their workouts due to the inconvenience of carrying cameras and assembling images, which discourages them from documenting and reliving their exercise experiences.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses sensors and devices to monitor user activity, generate hyperlapse videos, and share media presentations, including images and statistics, across networks, allowing users to relive and share their workout experiences without the need for manual image capture and assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a user carries a camera and manually assembles images into a hyperlapse video, then the quality and personalization of the workout documentation is improved, but the convenience and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures images during the workout using the device's built-in camera and sensors, then automatically assembles them into a hyperlapse video without requiring user intervention. The device serves itself by utilizing its own resources (camera, accelerometer, GPS) to create the workout documentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single device: the camera, accelerometer, GPS receiver, and video assembly software are integrated into one mobile device. This merging eliminates the need to carry separate cameras and perform manual image assembly, resolving the contradiction between quality documentation and operational convenience.
2Loss of information
If a user manually captures and assembles workout images, then the level of detail and customization in workout documentation is improved, but the time required to document the workout deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing images at regular intervals during the workout and pre-processing them for assembly. The hyperlapse video is generated automatically immediately after the workout concludes, eliminating the time-consuming manual assembly process while preserving all essential workout details.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of image capture and assembly with an automated computational system. The device's processor automatically assembles the captured images into a hyperlapse video using algorithms that analyze accelerometer data and GPS coordinates, substituting manual effort with automated computation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If workout data is shared across networks, then the motivational benefit from social connection is improved, but the privacy and security control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements selective data sharing by allowing users to control which specific workout data elements are shared with the network and which remain private. Users can choose to share only certain aspects of their workout (e.g., completion status, general statistics) while keeping detailed personal information secure, creating different levels of data accessibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to easily create and share hyperlapse videos of their workouts, enhancing motivation by providing a convenient and engaging way to document and relive their exercise experiences, while also allowing for social sharing and comparison of athletic data.
Implementation Method 1
One or more devices may use an accelerometer and/or other sensors to monitor activity of a user, including the user's location.
Data Source
AI summary
Athletic activity may be tracked while providing encouragement to perform athletic activity. For example, a user's route may be captured during a workout and used to assemble a media presentation corresponding to the workout. Prior captured images may be assembled forming a hyperlapse video and included in a media presentation corresponding to a user's workout. Images representing locations along a workout route may be assembled and provided in the media presentation and may be shared with other users.