Dynamic Video Cell Merging for Surveillance Display Flexibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Video surveillance and display systems have limited user flexibility due to predetermined viewing modes and fixed multi-video display configurations, which restrict the ability to effectively view and manage video from multiple sources.
Innovation Solution
A video management system that allows users to dynamically merge viewing cells, enabling the creation of larger viewing cells by dragging and associating them with video capture devices, thereby enhancing user interaction and configuration options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If predetermined viewing modes and fixed multi-video display configurations are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but user flexibility and ability to effectively view video is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static, predetermined viewing modes to dynamic, user-configurable display arrangements. Users can drag and drop viewing cells to create custom layouts, merge cells to expand viewing areas, and dynamically reconfigure the display based on real-time needs. This dynamic approach resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability without requiring complex pre-programmed configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is divided into independent viewing cells that can be individually manipulated, merged, or reconfigured. Each cell represents a discrete unit that can be independently positioned and sized, allowing users to create flexible multi-video displays by combining these segmented elements in various configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed multi-video display configurations are used, then ease of operation is maintained, but the ability to effectively view and manage video from multiple sources is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to directly manipulate and reconfigure viewing cells through intuitive drag-and-drop operations without requiring system administrator intervention or complex configuration procedures. Users can independently create, merge, and reposition viewing cells to suit their specific monitoring needs, making the system self-configurable and easy to operate despite its flexibility.
3Productivity
If viewing cells are merged dynamically, then user ability to view multiple video sources effectively is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Adjacent viewing cells can be merged together to create larger composite viewing areas, allowing users to expand the display real estate for important video sources. The merging operation combines multiple cell resources into a unified viewing space, enabling more effective monitoring of multiple video streams while maintaining system manageability through intuitive visual operations.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and software are provided herein that allow a user to view video and manipulate viewing cells on a multi-view mode. In a first example, a method of merging viewing cells in a video management system is disclosed. The method includes presenting a plurality of viewing cells to a user, where the plurality of viewing cells are capable of displaying video of a plurality of video capture devices. The method also includes receiving an instruction to merge at least two of the plurality of viewing cells into a merged viewing cell, associating the merged viewing cell with one of the plurality of video capture devices, and allowing a user to drag another viewing cell into the merged viewing cell to associate the merged viewing cell with a video capture device correlated to the other viewing cell.