Journey Video Creation Using Vehicle Sensor Event Tagging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems do not effectively utilize vehicle sensors to automatically create meaningful videos of a journey, particularly in driving scenarios like racetracks and driver training, where drivers are interested in capturing significant driving moments.

Innovation Solution

A system that integrates vehicle sensors and video cameras to continuously record and process video sequences, extending metadata with technical driving parameters, evaluating these sequences along a timeline, and automatically creating a video with marked segments based on predefined criteria.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If video cameras continuously record video sequences throughout the journey, then complete journey documentation is achieved, but the resulting video is too long and lacks focus on significant moments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignificant driving momentsVSAvoidvideo length
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDuration of action of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the significant portions from continuous video recording by analyzing technical driving parameters (acceleration, braking, steering angles) and identifying moments that meet predefined criteria for significance, thereby removing unnecessary footage and creating a condensed highlight reel

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of video sequences by evaluating technical driving parameters against predefined criteria before final video creation, marking significant moments in advance to guide the compilation process and ensure only relevant segments are included

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If all video sequences are included in the journey video, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the video becomes unmanageably long and loses meaningful structure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving insightsVSAvoidvideo review time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the meaningful segments from continuous video recording by analyzing technical driving parameters and identifying moments that meet predefined criteria for significance, thereby removing unnecessary footage and creating a condensed highlight reel

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of video sequences by evaluating technical driving parameters against predefined criteria before final video creation, marking significant moments in advance to guide the compilation process and ensure only relevant segments are included

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If manual selection of video segments is performed, then precise control over video content is achieved, but the process requires significant time and effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo content accuracyVSAvoidvideo creation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically evaluates video sequences against predefined criteria based on technical driving parameters, performing self-assessment to identify significant moments without requiring manual intervention, thereby achieving both precision and efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from technical driving parameter analysis to automatically determine which video segments meet the significance criteria, creating a closed-loop process that continuously refines video selection based on objective measurements of driving events

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3756171B1System and method for automatically creating a video of a journey
Publication Date: 2026.04.01 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a system and to a method for automatically creating a video of a journey, the system comprising a vehicle. The system comprises at least one computer unit and at least one vehicle. The vehicle comprises at least one sensor which is configured to continuously detect technical driving parameters of the vehicle. Moreover, the vehicle comprises at least one video camera which is configured to continuously record video sequences of a predefinable length. The computer unit is configured to process each of the video sequences with respect to the detected technical driving parameters and also to tag each of the processed video sequences with reference to predefinable criteria. Moreover, the computer unit is configured to automatically create a video comprising a predefinable number of suitably tagged video sequences.