Video Review Tool With Digital Annotation And Remote Collaboration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies are inadequate for facilitating collaborative review of video content across distant locations, as they lack the ability to provide a lasting record of highlighted details and exclude remote participants from the review process.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for reviewing video content using a computing device with a touch screen interface, enabling selection, annotation, and playback of video and images, with features for collaborative sessions, including user-controlled pointers and real-time audio sharing across multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a laser pointer is used to point out details during a review meeting, then collaborators in the same room can see what the speaker is focusing on, but there is no lasting record and remote collaborators cannot view the highlighted content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements digital copies of video frames with overlaid annotations that can be shared and stored. Instead of using a physical laser pointer, the system captures the video frame, overlays digital annotations (text, drawings, highlights), and distributes these annotated frames to all participants' devices, creating a persistent digital record that can be viewed by both in-person and remote collaborators.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a software intermediary layer between the video playback and the annotation process. This intermediary captures the video frame, processes it by overlaying annotations, and then distributes it through the network to all participants' devices, enabling both local and remote viewing of annotated content without requiring complex hardware modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If collaborators meet in person to review video content, then they can discuss and view content together, but remote participants are excluded from the review process
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal review platform that functions equally well for both in-person and remote collaborators. The same annotated video frames generated during a local review session are automatically distributed to remote participants' devices, allowing the review process to be universally accessible regardless of physical location, eliminating the need for separate review sessions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary annotation of video frames during the review process itself, rather than requiring separate post-processing steps. Annotations are created and distributed in real-time, allowing all participants to view and contribute to the review simultaneously, whether they are present in the room or joining remotely, thus eliminating scheduling conflicts.
3Productivity
If multiple video files and playlists are managed manually, then organization is simple, but reviewing and navigating content becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service functionality where the software automatically organizes video files into playlists, generates thumbnail previews, and structures the content hierarchy without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously manages the complexity of organizing multiple video files while maintaining a simple user interface, allowing reviewers to focus on content rather than file management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a visual dimension to playlist navigation by displaying thumbnail previews and structured hierarchies of video content. Instead of requiring users to manually navigate through folders and files, the interface presents a visual overview of all video content organized by playlists, enabling quick identification and selection of content for review without increasing operational complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods provide techniques for reviewing content, such as reviewing video on a mobile device. A computing device with a touch screen interface, e.g., a tablet computer, executes a reviewing tool, e.g., a computer program, that causes the device to display video content and information about the video content. The tool provides an interface for selecting video, images, and information, for review and for annotation. The tool uses remote and/or local data to display video, images, and information for review.