Telepresence Video Interaction for Spatiotemporal Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telepresence systems struggle to effectively manage and interact with spatially and temporally disparate information captured by telepresence devices, limiting user access and understanding of complex environments and events.
Innovation Solution
Implementing enhanced video interaction systems that include spatial and temporal control mechanisms, such as pre-session loops, temporal playback controls, spatial searching, and contextual searching, to facilitate better interaction with stored video data and improve user understanding of captured environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If telepresence devices capture comprehensive video data of complex environments, then the quantity and completeness of information increases, but user access and understanding of spatially and temporally disparate information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments captured video information into distinct spatial zones (e.g., foreground, background, specific regions of interest) and temporal segments (e.g., pre-session loops, recorded sessions). This segmentation allows users to access and navigate specific portions of video data independently, making comprehensive video information manageable and understandable despite its large quantity and complexity.
2Loss of information
If telepresence systems store comprehensive recorded sessions, then the completeness of historical information improves, but the complexity of managing and navigating the data worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces spatial and temporal dimensions as navigable interfaces for accessing stored video data. Users can navigate through space (different zones within the environment) and time (pre-session loops, recorded sessions, specific time periods) independently, transforming the complexity of managing comprehensive historical data into a structured, multi-dimensional access system that simplifies data retrieval and analysis.
3Measurement precision
If telepresence devices capture detailed environmental information, then the diagnostic value improves, but the difficulty of detecting and analyzing specific events worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-session loops that continuously capture and store video data before formal sessions begin. This preliminary action ensures that contextual information and background events are already recorded and organized when diagnostic analysis is needed, eliminating the need to search through unrelated footage and reducing the difficulty of detecting specific events while maintaining high diagnostic value through comprehensive coverage.
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AI summary
A telepresence device may relay video, audio, and/or measurement data to a user operating a control device. A user interface may permit the user to quickly view and/or understand temporally and/or spatially disparate information. The telepresence device may pre-gather looped video of spatially disparate areas in an environment. A temporal control mechanism may start video playback at a desired point in a current or historical video segment. Notations may be associated with time spans in a video and recalled by capturing an image similar to a frame in the time span of the video. An area of interest may be selected and video containing the area of interest may be automatically found. Situational data may be recorded and used to recall video segments of interest. The telepresence device may synchronize video playback and movement. A series of videos may be recorded at predetermined time intervals to capture visually trending information.