Audio-Visual Stream Portion Generation and Modification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for multi-party video streams lack efficient methods for identifying, creating, and modifying customized portions of audio-visual streams, limiting user interaction and sharing capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes a server network to generate and manage multi-party video streams, allowing users to create and modify portions of the stream in real-time, with features for storing, sharing, and modifying audio-visual segments based on user requests, using connection, portion creation, and modification programming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a server network generates and manages multi-party video streams with real-time portion creation and modification capabilities, then user interaction and sharing capabilities are improved, but device complexity and system requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the audio-visual stream into discrete portions that can be independently created, modified, and shared. Each portion is defined by temporal boundaries and can be manipulated separately, allowing users to interact with specific segments without affecting the entire stream. This segmentation enables the complex functionality to be broken down into manageable operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The server network acts as an intermediary between multiple users and the audio-visual stream. It receives signals from users, processes their requests to create and modify portions, and distributes the results back to users. This intermediary approach centralizes the complexity in the server while keeping client devices relatively simple.
2Ease of operation
If the system creates and stores portions of audio-visual streams for later sharing and modification, then user experience and sharing capabilities are enhanced, but loss of time and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously recording the audio-visual stream and pre-processing it into manageable portions as they occur. This allows users to immediately create and share portions without waiting for the entire stream to be processed, reducing perceived time loss and improving user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts specific portions from the continuous audio-visual stream based on user signals or predefined criteria. By extracting only the necessary segments rather than storing the entire stream, the system reduces storage requirements and speeds up retrieval operations while maintaining ease of access to relevant content.
3Productivity
If the system allows real-time creation and modification of stream portions, then productivity and responsiveness are improved, but use of energy and processing power increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by processing only the portions of the stream that are actually needed or requested, rather than continuously processing the entire stream. This selective processing approach maintains responsiveness for user interactions while reducing overall processing power consumption and energy usage.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method are presented for sharing an audio-visual stream from a server system with a plurality of participant computer systems and for the automated generation of portions. Each participant computer system provides audio and visual data which is converted into the audio-visual stream by the server system. The server system then shares the audio-visual stream with the participant computer systems. During the audio-visual stream, a participant computer can request a portion at a time T. The server will automatically generate a portion audio-visual file using audio and visual data from the stream extending from before time T to after time T. After creation of the portion, the participant computer can modify the timing of the portion and can modify the visual presentation of the portion.