Map-Oriented Video Replay System for Geolocation Timeline Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video editing systems lack the capability to effectively integrate geolocation data and timeline representation, limiting their ability to visually display and edit the movements of objects over geographic regions in a dynamic and user-friendly manner.
Innovation Solution
A video editing system that processes and displays geolocation data points on a map, using markers to represent the movement of objects over time, allowing users to generate and merge timelines for each object of interest, enabling the consolidation and replay of specific time periods or focusing on particular points in time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If geolocation data and timeline representation are integrated in video editing systems, then the ability to visually display and edit object movements over geographic regions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines geolocation data representation with timeline representation in a single integrated display interface. The map display shows geographic positions while the timeline display shows temporal progression, and both are merged to allow simultaneous visualization of spatial and temporal data for video editing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is designed to perform multiple functions: it can show geolocation data on a map, display timeline representations, correlate positions with time stamps, and enable video editing operations all within a single unified interface, reducing the need for separate specialized tools.
2Loss of information
If multiple geolocation data points and time data points are processed and displayed, then the information completeness is improved, but the data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into distinct functional areas: a map display for spatial information and a timeline display for temporal information. This segmentation allows the system to process and display multiple data points by dividing them into manageable spatial and temporal components rather than handling all data simultaneously in a single complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the spatial map display by superimposing time information. The timeline representation provides an additional dimensional view of the same geolocation data, allowing complete information to be displayed without overwhelming the system by organizing data across multiple dimensions (space and time) rather than mixing all data in a single dimension.
3Measurement precision
If the system displays positions sequentially in time with updated time indications, then the temporal accuracy is improved, but the display refresh complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes and organizes geolocation data with their associated time stamps before display. By preliminarily sorting and structuring the data in chronological order, the system reduces the complexity of real-time display refreshing while maintaining temporal accuracy, as the data is already prepared in the correct sequence for sequential display.
Data Source
AI summary
A video editing system that enables replay of activities performed by one or more objects of interest, and displayed on a map. The editing system receives a series of geolocation data points for each object of interest. The system also receives a series of time data points representing when each object was at the respective geolocations. The editing system generates positions in relation to a map of a predetermined geographic region, for the objects. Depending on one or more command inputs that it receives, the editing system then processes and displays markers of the positions of the objects, based on one or more of i) the geolocation data points, ii) the time data points, and iii) the generated map positions. As part of the processing, the editing system is able to stream the displayable data such that the markers appear to move around the map.