Multiangle Video Reconstruction via Stream Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current media processing systems fail to provide a realistic and synchronized viewing experience of recorded events, as individually recorded streams from different angles are unsynchronized, limiting the viewer's ability to follow the event naturally.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product and method that receive and parse multiple audio/video streams from different perspectives, merge them based on metadata and content analysis, and display a continuous feed from multiple angles, allowing users to view events as if they were attending in person, with options for 2D or 3D panoramic views and the ability to rotate perspectives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual video streams are collected from different angles, then the viewing perspective variety is improved, but the synchronization and continuity of the event representation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple individual video streams into a single continuous feed by parsing metadata from each stream, identifying content perspectives, and stitching them together in chronological order. This combining process maintains synchronization while preserving multiple viewing perspectives, resolving the contradiction between perspective variety and event representation stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that parses metadata and identifies content perspectives from individual streams before merging them. This intermediary step ensures proper synchronization and continuous event representation while maintaining the benefits of multiple perspectives, acting as a mediator between raw streams and final output.
2Adaptability or versatility
If streams from different parties are integrated, then the source diversity is improved, but the complexity of synchronization and merging increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where each uploaded video stream automatically has its metadata parsed and content perspective identified without manual intervention. This automation handles the complexity of integrating diverse sources from different parties, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining high source diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes parameters by extracting and analyzing metadata from each stream to determine content perspective and timing information. By transforming raw video data into structured information with identified perspectives and timestamps, the system manages the complexity of diverse source integration through parameter-based organization and automatic synchronization.
3Ease of operation
If individual streams are displayed separately, then the simplicity of the display system is maintained, but the immersive experience of attending the event is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple individual streams into a single continuous feed that plays automatically, maintaining ease of operation where users simply upload videos and the system handles the rest. Simultaneously, the merged feed provides an immersive experience by seamlessly combining multiple perspectives into a cohesive event representation, resolving the contradiction between display simplicity and realistic experience.
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AI summary
A system and method reconstruct multiple videos from multiple perspectives of an event into a continuous stream of the event viewable from different angles. The perspective sources may be received from different computing devices controlled by different parties. The source streams may be parsed for metadata and content perspective. The system may analyze different sources for an angle and rank the source streams based on quality and/or other metadata factors. The highest ranking source streams for a timestamp may be combined to generate a final streaming output of the event which can be displayed from different angles. Some embodiments may display the event in a continuous three-dimensional output based on the different angles of the source streams.