Metadata-Driven AR Overlays for Interactive Video Presentations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing media playback systems lack the ability to enhance video content with augmented reality features that are contextually linked to the video program and user-specific data, limiting the interactive and engaging experience, especially in multi-user viewing scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generates and overlays augmented reality content onto live video feeds based on metadata and user-specific data, allowing for enhanced video presentation that includes contextually relevant and user-customized AR features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional media playback systems are used, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the video content lacks interactive and engaging features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives video content, generates augmented reality overlay content based on metadata and user data, and combines it with the original video feed. This intermediary layer adds interactive features without requiring fundamental changes to the core media playback system, thus improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the video processing into distinct components: original video feed processing, metadata extraction, augmented reality content generation, and overlay composition. By dividing the complex task of enhancing video content with AR features into separate manageable modules, the system achieves high interactivity while maintaining operational simplicity through clear functional separation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If augmented reality overlay content is generated based on metadata and user data, then the video presentation becomes contextually relevant and customized, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing video metadata and user profile data before the actual video playback. Augmented reality content templates and overlay assets are prepared in advance based on metadata categories, so that during playback, the system only needs to retrieve and apply pre-generated content rather than creating everything in real-time, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high contextual relevance.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality overlay system dynamically adjusts the level of processing and content generation based on real-time conditions. When metadata indicates simple content types, the system uses pre-generated overlays with minimal processing. For complex content, the system dynamically increases processing intensity. This dynamic adaptation maintains contextual relevance while optimizing processing time based on actual video content characteristics.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple viewers are supported with customized AR features, then the engagement and interaction among viewers improves, but the device complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal augmented reality processing module that serves multiple viewers simultaneously. A single processed video feed with generated AR overlays can be distributed to multiple user devices, each displaying customized content based on individual user data. This multi-functional approach allows one processing system to support multiple users without requiring separate processing pipelines for each viewer, thus improving multi-user support while managing data processing complexity through shared resources.
Data Source
AI summary
A system, related operating methods, and computer readable storage media are disclosed here. The disclosed subject matter relates to methods of providing augmented reality features in connection with presentation of video content. A disclosed method involves: causing presentation of a video program at a user device associated with a viewing user; obtaining metadata associated with the video program; processing a live video feed that includes the viewing user; generating augmented reality overlay content for the live video feed, wherein visual appearance of at least some of the augmented reality overlay content is influenced by the obtained metadata; and causing presentation of an enhanced version of the live video feed at the user device associated with the viewing user, the enhanced version of the live video feed comprising the augmented reality overlay content.