Video Moment Identification via Capture Information Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Transferring entire video content between devices is resource-intensive, consuming time, processing power, and storage resources, making it inefficient for identifying moments within videos.

Innovation Solution

A system where a remote device stores video information characterized by capture information, which is transmitted to a computing device to identify specific portions of the video content, allowing the remote device to then send only the relevant video information based on this identification, thereby conserving resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the entire video content is transferred between devices, then complete video data is available for processing, but resource consumption (time, processing power, storage) increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo content completenessVSAvoidprocessing resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the video content transfer process into two phases: first transferring only capture information (metadata) to identify moments of interest, then transferring only the specific video portions corresponding to identified moments. This segmentation avoids transferring entire video content while ensuring complete video data is available for identified portions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and transfers only the essential capture information (metadata) from the video content initially, uses this extracted information to identify moments of interest, then extracts and transfers only the specific video portions corresponding to these moments. This extraction approach minimizes data transfer while maintaining video content completeness for relevant portions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Loss of information

If the entire video content is transferred between devices, then all video data is available for storage, but storage resources are consumed inefficiently

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo data availabilityVSAvoidstorage resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the video data storage process by first storing transfer 1 containing capture information, then storing transfer 2 containing only the specific video portions identified from moments of interest. This segmentation ensures video data availability for relevant portions while minimizing total storage consumption by avoiding storage of entire video content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts only the necessary video portions corresponding to identified moments of interest for storage and processing, rather than storing entire video content. This extraction approach maintains video data availability for important moments while significantly reducing storage resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Use of energy by moving object

If capture information is transferred and used to identify video moments, then resource consumption is reduced, but the system complexity increases due to multiple transfer operations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing resource efficiencyVSAvoidsystem operational complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by first transferring capture information (metadata) before transferring actual video content. This preliminary transfer enables moment identification and allows the system to determine exactly which video portions need to be transferred, thereby reducing overall resource consumption despite the additional operational step.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces capture information (metadata) as an intermediary element that mediates between the video content and the identification process. This intermediary enables efficient moment identification and guides the selective transfer of video portions, improving resource efficiency while managing system complexity through a structured intermediate step.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10817726B2Systems and methods for identifying moments in videos

Publication Date: 2020.10.27 GOPRO INC

AI summary

Physical storage media accessible to a remote device may store video information defining video content. The video content may be characterized by capture information. The remote device may transmit at least a portion of the capture information to a computing device. The computing device may identify one or more portions of the video content based on the transmitted capture information. The remote device may receive the identification of the identified portion(s) of the video content from the computing device. Responsive to the reception of the identification, the remote device may transmit the video information defining at least some of the identified portion(s) of the video content to the computing device.