Time Notation Marking for Fast Event Retrieval in Long Recordings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing recording systems make it difficult to locate specific events within long recordings due to the tedious and time-consuming process of manual searching, particularly in continuous video or audio recordings.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for recording time notations using voice, gestural, or physiological commands to associate timestamps with events, enabling efficient retrieval of recording segments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual searching through long recordings is used to locate specific events, then the recording system maintains simplicity, but the time and effort required to locate events increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting events during recording and generating time notations in advance. Event detection algorithms continuously analyze the recording stream, identify significant events, and create timestamped markers before the user needs to search, eliminating the need for manual scanning through long recordings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary component (event detection system) that mediates between the raw recording data and the user. This intermediary automatically processes the recording stream, identifies events, generates time notations, and presents them to the user, thereby resolving the contradiction by automating the search process without requiring complex manual intervention from the user.
2Ease of operation
If time notations are recorded using multiple input methods (voice, gesture, physiological), then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device is designed with multi-functionality, integrating multiple input modalities (voice recognition, gesture detection, physiological sensing) into a single device. This universal approach allows the device to record time notations through various methods, improving ease of operation by letting users choose their preferred input method while consolidating multiple functions into one device rather than requiring separate tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple input systems (voice, gesture, physiological sensors) into a unified time notation recording system. These different input methods are combined and integrated within the portable device, allowing them to work together seamlessly. This merging improves ease of operation by providing multiple accessible input options while managing complexity through integrated design rather than separate systems.
3Measurement precision
If continuous monitoring of physiological signals is performed to detect events, then the accuracy of event detection improves, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic action by monitoring physiological signals at optimized intervals rather than continuously. The event detection system analyzes physiological data at strategic moments and uses predictive algorithms to identify events, maintaining high detection accuracy while reducing energy consumption by avoiding constant high-power sampling and processing of physiological signals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by adjusting the monitoring intensity based on local conditions. The system increases monitoring precision only when and where events are likely to occur, using baseline physiological data to identify anomalies that warrant closer inspection. This localized approach to high-precision monitoring maintains event detection accuracy while consuming less energy compared to uniform continuous monitoring throughout the entire recording period.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, device, and methods may be used to insert time notations into recording and/or signals such as video recordings, physiological signals for user, and/or recordings of video game play. The time notations may be added responsively to a user command, such as a verbal and/or gestural command received via a wearable portable device and/or activation of, for example, button of a video game controller and/or keyboard. Additionally, or alternatively, the time notations may be added to physiological signals for a user upon detection of an anomaly within the signal so that, for example, the portion of the signal that has the anomaly may be searched for at a later time for further consideration and/or analysis.