Interactive Mosaic Video Stream with Cursor Navigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Satellite video systems lack the ability to provide interactive and personalized mosaic channel video streams that allow users to select and view multiple video feeds with associated data and statistics, limiting user engagement and customization.

Innovation Solution

An interactive mosaic channel video stream system that displays multiple video feeds on a monitor, with movable cursors for selecting video cells, providing data and statistics, and allowing users to gamble on events, featuring a broadcast delivery system with a transmitter, receiver, and monitor for selective video cell presentation and user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional satellite video systems are used, then signal transmission and basic video display are achieved, but user interaction and personalization capabilities are lacking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction and personalizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The video display is segmented into multiple mosaic cells, each showing different video feeds or information layers. Users can navigate between cells using cursor control, allowing selective viewing of different content streams within a unified interface. This segmentation enables personalized viewing experiences without requiring multiple separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mosaic channel system serves multiple functions: displaying video feeds, showing statistical data, enabling user navigation, and providing interactive selection capabilities all within a single integrated interface. This multi-functionality addresses various user needs without increasing physical system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If multiple video feeds are displayed simultaneously, then user information access is improved, but display area allocation and navigation complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidnavigation ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple mosaic cells, with each cell dedicated to a specific video feed or information type. This segmentation allows simultaneous display of multiple information streams while maintaining clear visual organization and easy navigation through cursor-based selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A cursor acts as an intermediary between the user and the multiple video feeds. The cursor navigates through the mosaic cells, allowing users to select and focus on specific content without directly manipulating multiple independent displays. This mediator simplifies the interaction model.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If interactive features are added to satellite video systems, then user engagement is enhanced, but system complexity and operational difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mosaic channel interface integrates multiple interactive functions including video playback, data display, cursor navigation, and selection capabilities within a single unified system. This consolidation provides rich interactivity without requiring separate specialized devices for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically manages the coordination of multiple video feeds and information displays within the mosaic grid. The underlying system handles the complexity of synchronizing and managing multiple content streams, presenting a simplified interactive interface to the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS8949895B2Mosaic channel video stream with personalized interactive services
Publication Date: 2015.02.03 DIRECTV LLC
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AI summary

An interactive mosaic channel video stream with indicators as to the action on a given video stream. An interactive matrixed video channel displayed on a video monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, comprising a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell associated with one of the plurality of individual video feeds, each video cell further comprising an area within the video cell reporting data related to the video feed, a cursor, which is moveable between the plurality of video cells, for selecting at least one characteristic associated with a selected video cell, such that a video program associated with the selected video cell is selectable via the cursor, and at least one selection screen, associated with the video information, wherein selections of at least one individual participant are made and statistics related to the selected individuals are displayed on the video monitor based on performance of the at least one individual participant.