Spectator View System Using GPS Positioning for Personalized Event Perspectives
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current GPS systems and augmented reality technologies do not effectively allow spectators to gain situational awareness or easily identify destinations or areas of interest, especially in crowded environments, and lack integration for personalized viewing experiences in sports events.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses GPS and communication links to provide spectators with a portable device that displays target area information relevant to their selected perspective or location, allowing them to view targets from different angles and orientations, with geo-referenced billboards conveying information and enabling features like zoom, pan, and tilt, enhancing the viewing experience by integrating real-time data from participant locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional TV or radio viewing is used, then the spectator can watch the event, but the perspective is limited to the announcer's or TV angle and does not provide personal viewing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of the spectator's physical position and viewing angle by using GPS location data and camera feeds to render a simulated perspective that mirrors where the spectator is actually located and what they would see from that position
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer that receives camera feeds, GPS location data, and spectator information, then synthesizes personalized viewing perspectives by matching spectator positions with corresponding camera viewpoints and rendering customized visual experiences
2Loss of information
If GPS systems are used for tracking, then position and location information can be obtained, but the system does not integrate this data with viewing perspectives to provide situational awareness
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple data streams including GPS location information, camera feeds from various positions, spectator identification data, and event information into a unified personalized viewing experience that provides comprehensive situational awareness
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal processing platform that handles multiple functions simultaneously: tracking spectator positions via GPS, managing camera feeds from various locations, identifying spectators, rendering personalized perspectives, and providing contextual event information all through a single integrated system
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple camera feeds and GPS data are processed to create personalized views, then viewing experience is enhanced, but processing requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the complex processing task into separate functional modules: GPS location processing, camera feed management, spectator identification, perspective rendering, and information synthesis, allowing each module to be optimized independently and reducing overall processing burden
Data Source
AI summary
A spectator system and method that displays different views of an event, such as a sporting event, and in particular uses a position selected by the spectator to assist in displaying a view from the selected position. The spectator, using an internet device can zoom, pan, tilt and change the view, as well as change the view to another position, such as a finish line, goal, or a participant position (e.g. Driver of car #3 or Tiger Wood's position). The starting viewing position can be specified, as well as the target position or orientation from the starting viewing position. Vital information on the sporting event or a participant can be appended to the view. In some forms, artificial reality or any geographic referenced datasets can be used and combined, such as 3D imagery or 3D renderings, to enhance the experience.