Mobile Cart Device Mount Orientation Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video production and collaboration techniques are limited by the difficulty in managing and positioning multiple devices for mobile and dynamic video capture, which restricts natural and effective communication.
Innovation Solution
A mobile studio apparatus and system that includes a mobile cart with adjustable device mounts for cameras, microphones, and lights, along with a user interface and remote tracking devices to facilitate mobile video collaboration and streaming, allowing for easy adjustment and control of device orientations and positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple devices are used for video capture, then video quality and coverage are improved, but device management and positioning become difficult and restrictive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple video production devices (cameras, microphones, lights) onto a single mobile cart platform, integrating them into one unified system that can be moved and managed as a single unit, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining video quality
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile cart is designed as a multi-functional platform that can accommodate various types of devices (cameras, microphones, lights) and perform multiple functions (video capture, audio recording, illumination), allowing one system to replace multiple separate setups
2Stability of the object's composition
If devices are fixed in position, then stability is improved, but mobility and dynamic movement are hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from fixed positioning to dynamic positioning by mounting devices on a mobile cart with adjustable mounts, allowing the entire system to be moved and repositioned dynamically while maintaining stable device attachment through specialized mounting mechanisms
3Ease of manufacture
If solo producer manages production alone, then resource requirements are reduced, but production management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile cart integrates multiple production functions (video, audio, lighting control) into a single manageable platform, allowing one operator to control all aspects of production from one location without needing additional personnel or complex separate systems
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes a mobile cart, a device mount that adjusts an orientation of devices attached to the device mount, and a user interface communicatively coupled to the devices. In another aspect, a system includes a mobile cart, a device mount coupled to the mobile cart, and a remote tracking device communicatively coupled to the mobile cart or the device mount. The device mount adjusts an orientation of devices attached to the device mount, whereas the remote tracking device is coupled to a subject to facilitate a physical tracking of the subject. In a further aspect, a method includes physically coupling a remote tracking device to a subject and communicatively coupling the remote tracking device to a mobile cart or a device mount coupled to the mobile cart. The remote tracking device is then physically tracked by the mobile cart or the device mount.