Real-Time Video Effects for Customizable Communication Sessions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video communication platforms lack the ability to apply video effects in real time or substantially real time, limiting user customization and comfort during live video feeds, leading to monotony and reluctance to enable video due to perceived lack of preparation.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows participants to apply video effects such as filters, accessories, and borders in real time or substantially real time, with adjustable opacity and intensity, through a user interface, enabling customization and enhancing user appearance during video sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If video effects are applied in real-time during live video feeds, then user comfort and engagement are enhanced, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes and caches video effect filters before they are needed during live sessions. When a user selects a filter, it is already prepared and can be applied immediately without real-time processing delays, thus maintaining user comfort while avoiding complex real-time processing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the camera input and the video output that handles filter applications. This intermediary layer manages the complexity of real-time video processing by separating filter application from the main video pipeline, allowing effects to be applied smoothly without overwhelming system resources
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video effects with customization options are provided, then user engagement and personalization increase, but interface complexity and configuration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The video effects interface is segmented into distinct categories (filters, accessories, borders, frames) that can be independently configured. Each category presents only its relevant options, breaking down the overall complexity into manageable sections while still providing comprehensive personalization capabilities across all video aspects
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adjusts based on user interactions and current video settings. When users navigate through different effect categories, the interface updates to show only relevant configuration options, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining full adaptability. The system also dynamically applies effects as users select them, providing immediate feedback without requiring complex multi-step configurations
3Adaptability or versatility
If video processing is performed to apply effects in real-time, then user appearance customization is enhanced, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
Video effect filters are pre-processed and prepared before live sessions begin. The system caches commonly used filters and effects in advance, so when users select customization options during a live video call, the effects are already ready to be applied immediately without requiring intensive real-time computation, thus minimizing processing time while maintaining full customization capability
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AI summary
Methods and systems provide for applying a video effect to a video corresponding to a participant within a video communication session. The system displays a video for each of at least a subset of the participants and a user interface including a selectable video effects UI element. The system receives a selection by a participant of the video effects UI element. In response to receiving the selection, the system displays a variety of video effects options for modifying the appearance of the video and/or modifying a visual representation of the participant. The system then receives a selection by the participant of a video effects option, and further receives a subselection for customizing the amount of the video effect to be applied. The system then applies, in real time or substantially real time, the selected video effect in the selected amount to the video corresponding to the participant.