Metadata-Based Video Aggregation for Synchronized Multi-View Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Watching multiple independently recorded videos in sync with one another is difficult due to differing locations or viewpoints.
Innovation Solution
A video networking platform that automates the aggregation and integration of independent videos using metadata for synchronization, allowing selection and playback of multiple recorded videos and audio across different devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple independent videos are recorded from different locations or viewpoints, then the quantity of recorded content increases, but the difficulty of watching them in sync increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a video aggregation service as an intermediary between multiple independent video recording devices and the user. This service collects metadata from various video sources, identifies related videos, and presents them in a synchronized playback interface, eliminating the need for users to manually sync multiple video files recorded from different locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the video playback experience by separating the recording function (distributed across multiple independent devices) from the playback function (centralized through the aggregation service). Each device records independently to local storage, while the service aggregates and synchronizes them during playback, allowing flexible distribution of recording tasks while maintaining unified viewing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If videos are recorded on different devices not directly networked together, then the versatility of recording locations increases, but the complexity of aggregating and synchronizing them increases
Solution Approach 1:
The video aggregation service acts as a mediator that connects disparate recording devices indirectly. Instead of requiring direct network connections between devices, the service collects metadata from each device independently, identifies related videos based on this metadata, and manages the aggregation and synchronization process centrally, simplifying the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and storing metadata from video recording devices before actual playback occurs. This metadata includes information about recording time, location, and device identifiers, which are used later to automatically match and synchronize videos without requiring complex real-time coordination between distributed devices.
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AI summary
A method to automate the aggregation of independent videos for integration includes receiving input data from a user and identifying two or more recorded videos based on the input data, wherein each recorded video comprises metadata. Said method may include determining, based at least in part on the metadata, that the two or more recorded videos are candidates for linking and linking the two or more recorded videos. The method may include playing the two or more recorded videos, wherein playing the two or more recorded videos comprises synchronizing the two or more recorded videos based at least in part on the metadata of the two or more recorded videos. Said method may be implemented using a video network system, a video apparatus, and/or a computer program product comprising executable code.