Multi-view Media Display with Synchronized Camera Angle Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Video viewers have limited control over video images, lacking the ability to interactively choose camera angles and display settings beyond speed adjustments, even with the advent of internet video content.
Innovation Solution
Generating and displaying multi-view media streams that allow users to control the display of multiple recordings via a media player with control interfaces, enabling selection of different camera angles and views within a single stream, using synchronized recordings from various devices and encoding techniques like Flash video files with cue points for smoother transitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple TV tuners are used to display multiple programs simultaneously (picture-in-picture), then the viewer has more program selection control, but the device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple camera angle selections into a single media stream, allowing the viewer to switch between different views (e.g., home run, pitch, crowd cam) of the same program without requiring multiple TV tuners. The media player receives one stream and presents multiple selectable views within that single program context.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional single-view media streams are used, then the bandwidth requirements are low, but the user interaction and control over video content are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments a single program into multiple viewable angles or perspectives within one media stream. Instead of transmitting separate full-resolution streams for each camera angle (which would multiply bandwidth requirements), the system encodes multiple views into a single streamlined format that can be decoded and displayed with enhanced user control over view selection.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple camera angles are transmitted as separate media streams, then the user has more view selection options, but the bandwidth consumption increases proportionally
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal media stream format that can carry multiple camera angle information within a single stream. This multi-functional stream allows the viewer to access different views (home run, pitch, crowd cam, etc.) without requiring separate transmission channels for each angle, thereby reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining view selection flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
Displaying media information includes receiving a first media stream that is encoded based at least in part on a plurality of recordings; displaying the first media stream, including simultaneously displaying a first main view and a first set of auxiliary views, the first main view corresponding to at least one of the plurality of recordings and at least some of the first set of auxiliary views corresponding to at least some of the plurality of recordings; receiving a user selection that corresponds to a selected one of the first set of auxiliary views; in response to the user selection, receiving a second media stream that is encoded based at least in part on at least some of the plurality of recordings; and displaying the second media stream, including simultaneously displaying a second main view and a second set of auxiliary views, the second main view corresponding to the selected one of the first set of auxiliary views and the second set of auxiliary views corresponding to at least some of the plurality of recordings.