Interactive Video Insertion System with Dynamic Object Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video processing systems fail to effectively integrate visual elements into video feeds, leading to a lack of user control over the insertion and customization of these elements, resulting in a disjointed viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to control and customize the insertion of visual elements by tracking their physical location within the video scene, using a computing device with a user input processor module and video insertion module to enable, disable, or modify the appearance of these elements in real-time, ensuring they appear integrated with the original video.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If visual elements are inserted into broadcast video to enhance viewer engagement, then viewer interaction and information delivery are improved, but the video integration quality deteriorates and appears disjointed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of metadata tags and processing modules that mediate between the broadcast video stream and visual element insertions. This intermediary layer analyzes video content, determines appropriate insertion points, and coordinates the integration of visual elements, thereby improving both viewer interaction and maintaining video integration quality through systematic coordination rather than direct insertion.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the insertion of visual elements is monitored and adjusted based on video content analysis. The system continuously evaluates the integration quality and viewer engagement metrics, then uses this feedback to optimize future insertions, ensuring that visual elements are added in a way that enhances engagement while preserving video coherence and integration quality.
2Loss of information
If visual elements are inserted to provide on-board information, then information delivery is improved, but user control over customization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control mechanisms that allow users to adjust visual element parameters in real-time. The system provides dynamic menus and controls that enable viewers to customize the appearance, size, position, and type of visual elements during video playback, transforming static information delivery into an interactive experience where users maintain full control over their viewing preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the visual element control into multiple independent parameters (appearance, position, size, type) that users can adjust separately. This segmentation allows users to customize individual aspects of visual elements without affecting others, providing granular control over information delivery while maintaining ease of operation through modular adjustment options.
3Ease of operation
If visual elements are inserted to highlight specific objects, then ease of following objects is improved, but the fixed position placement reduces integration quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic positioning systems that continuously adjust the position of visual elements based on the movement of highlighted objects within the video frame. Rather than using fixed position placement, the system dynamically calculates and updates the coordinates of visual elements to maintain their association with moving objects, thereby preserving both the ease of following objects and the integration quality throughout the video sequence.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional fixed position placement to multi-dimensional dynamic positioning by incorporating temporal dimension and spatial adaptability. Visual elements are positioned not only in the horizontal and vertical dimensions but also adjusted over time based on object motion, camera angles, and scene composition, creating a multi-dimensional integration approach that maintains high integration quality while enabling easy object following.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this invention relate to controlling insertion of visual elements integrated into video. In an embodiment, a method enables control of insertions in a video. In the embodiment, control data is received from a user input device. Movement of at least one point of interest in a video is analyzed to determine video metadata. Finally, a visual element is inserted into a video according to the control data, and the visual element changes or moves with the video as specified by the video metadata to appear integrated with the video.