Mobile Device Video Capture for Remote Point of Interest Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved systems to share information about a point of interest in a succinct and easy-to-understand format, especially when the information cannot be effectively conveyed through traditional channels, requiring remote consultants to travel for assistance.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using a mobile computing device to receive video footage, identify indicia associated with a point of interest, retrieve and display relevant information, and record screen captures of the video and information, allowing for holistic data presentation that can be shared live or archived for remote analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional information sharing channels are used, then information can be conveyed remotely, but the information is not succinct and easy-to-understand, requiring remote consultants to travel for assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital copy of the point of interest by capturing video footage and generating a holistic data presentation that replicates the onsite experience. This copy includes video data, metadata, and annotated information that can be shared remotely, eliminating the need for consultants to travel while preserving complete information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple types of data (video footage, metadata, annotations, and information displays) into a single holistic data presentation. This combination provides comprehensive information in one package, making remote sharing effective and eliminating the need for physical presence.
2Loss of information
If detailed information about a point of interest is shared remotely, then information completeness is improved, but the format becomes complex and not succinct
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the holistic data presentation into distinct components: video footage, metadata, annotated information, and display elements. This segmentation allows the complex information to be organized in a structured, easy-to-navigate format that maintains completeness while improving readability and understanding.
3Loss of information
If video footage and detailed information are captured and shared, then information completeness is improved, but the data transmission and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential and relevant information from the video footage and point of interest data, separating critical metadata and annotated information from the full video stream. This extraction allows sharing of the most important data elements with reduced transmission requirements while maintaining information completeness.
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AI summary
A computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for: (1) receiving video footage taken by a handheld device; (2) identifying one or more indicia associated with a point of interest within the video footage; (3) using the one or more indicia to retrieve information associated with the point of interest; (4) displaying the information on a display screen associated with the handheld device as the video footage is being displayed on the display screen; and (5) recording a screen capture of the display screen as the display screen is displaying the video footage and information.