Panoramic Live Media Customization via Selectable View Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for broadcasting live media content do not adequately account for user preferences and varying tastes, as they lack customization options for panoramic views and interactive features.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows users to select and customize dewarped panoramic views of a monitored area by receiving interleaved audio and video as a single stream, enabling selection, tracking of moving objects, adding audio and visual indicia, and restricting access through authentication, with the ability to store and retransmit customized content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional broadcasting methods are used to deliver live media content, then content delivery is simple and straightforward, but user preferences and varying tastes cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The panoramic view is divided into multiple selectable portions or regions, allowing users to focus on specific areas of interest within the overall scene. This segmentation enables personalized viewing experiences by letting users choose which portions to watch, thereby accommodating different user preferences without requiring multiple complete video streams.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the live media content based on user selections and preferences. Users can interactively select different portions of the panoramic view, and the system responds by customizing the displayed content in real-time. This dynamic adaptation allows the same broadcasting system to serve multiple user preferences simultaneously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If panoramic views with multiple portions are provided for user selection, then user preference customization is enabled, but data processing and transmission complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple portions of the panoramic view are combined into a single integrated data stream rather than transmitting separate streams for each portion. This merging approach reduces the overall data transmission complexity while still allowing users to select and view individual portions of interest from the unified panoramic content.
Solution Approach 2:
The panoramic view is pre-processed and divided into selectable portions before transmission, with metadata indicating the different portions available for selection. This preliminary organization of content allows the system to efficiently handle user selections without requiring complex real-time processing, as the structure is already prepared in advance.
3Reliability
If access control is implemented to restrict content, then security and authorization are improved, but additional authentication steps increase operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is integrated seamlessly into the user interface, allowing users to self-authenticate through familiar login mechanisms. The system automatically handles authorization checks and content restriction enforcement without requiring manual intervention from operators, thereby maintaining security while minimizing the operational burden on users.
4Adaptability or versatility
If tracking of moving objects is added to customized portions, then user engagement with dynamic content is enhanced, but real-time processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking function is extracted as a separate, optional feature that can be applied to selected portions of the panoramic view. Rather than tracking objects across the entire panoramic scene, the system focuses tracking resources on specific user-selected portions, thereby reducing the overall processing requirements while maintaining the enhanced user engagement benefit where most needed.
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AI summary
There is provided a method of customising live media content with the live media content including at least one dewarped panoramic view of a monitored area. The panoramic view may have a plurality of portions for selection by a user, the method comprising: receiving the live media with audio and video interleaved and/or compressed as a single stream data, receiving a selection of one of the plurality of portions of the panoramic view; and customising the live media based on the selection of the a portion of the panoramic view for display. A system to customise live media content is also disclosed.