Portable Wireless Network for Video Data Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many sporting venues, especially smaller ones like parks and high schools, lack the infrastructure to facilitate the collection and processing of video imagery data for local sporting events, due to financial limitations and policies preventing the use of video imagery by participating teams.
Innovation Solution
A portable system comprising a housing for components that establish a private wireless network between video input devices and a processing device, allowing for the collection, processing, and publication of video imagery data independent of the venue's infrastructure, with a control component generating meta-data for segmented plays and transmitting processed data to authorized output devices based on permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If professional broadcasting equipment and infrastructure are deployed at sporting venues, then video imagery collection and processing capability is improved, but cost and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) that teams already possess instead of requiring expensive professional broadcasting equipment. These ubiquitous devices serve as sufficient video collection tools, eliminating the need for costly dedicated broadcasting infrastructure while maintaining adequate video quality for review purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows mobile devices to serve multiple functions: they act as video cameras, wireless transmitters, and can be integrated with existing venue infrastructure when available. The portable video collection system can operate independently without requiring venue infrastructure, making it universally applicable across different venue types from professional stadiums to local parks.
2Measurement precision
If expensive broadcasting equipment is installed at venues, then video imagery processing capability is improved, but financial cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces expensive professional broadcasting equipment with mobile devices that teams already own. By utilizing these existing resources, the patent eliminates the need for significant financial investment in video collection infrastructure while still achieving sufficient video quality for coaching review and performance analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
Teams serve their own video collection needs by using their own mobile devices rather than relying on venue-provided equipment. The system empowers teams to independently collect, transmit, and process video imagery without requiring expensive venue infrastructure, making the service self-sufficient and cost-effective.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a portable wireless system is used for video collection, then ease of deployment and adaptability are improved, but reliance on venue infrastructure is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The portable video collection system is designed to operate in multiple modes: it can function independently using mobile devices when venue infrastructure is unavailable, and it can integrate with existing venue infrastructure when available. This dual capability provides universal adaptability across different venue types from professional stadiums to local parks without requiring complex configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present invention correspond to the collection, processing and publication of video imagery corresponding to local sporting events. In one aspect, one or more components establish a private wireless network between video input devices and a video imagery processing device. The one or more components may be embodied in a portable housing independent of any infrastructure provided by the sporting venue. In another aspect, a control component can associate meta-data with an assessment of collected video imagery data. The video imagery data can be associated into individual plays and the meta-data corresponds to an assessment of the plays. In still a further aspect, processed video imagery data and any associated meta-data can be published to one or more input devices based on an assessed role or other permissions or otherwise stored.