Video Feed Timeline Pop-Ups for Multi-Camera Event Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video surveillance systems fail to effectively alert users to pertinent information in video feeds, particularly when monitoring multiple cameras, as bookmarks or notifications may be missed or misunderstood, leading to a need for improved display methods.
Innovation Solution
A user interface is enhanced with pop-up elements and icons on the video timeline that automatically display information about events associated with the video feed, providing textual and graphical representations of events, which can be interactive and fade over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If bookmarks are displayed as a bookmark ribbon tail on the video timeline, then event information is provided to users, but users may not notice the bookmarks when monitoring multiple video feeds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying bookmarks with different colors or visual highlights to make them more noticeable on the video timeline. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining the information provision function while improving user awareness through visual differentiation and enhanced visibility of bookmark elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces another dimension by adding pop-up elements that appear in response to user interaction with bookmarks. This creates a multi-layered information display system where the primary timeline shows bookmarks, and interactive pop-ups provide additional details, thereby improving user awareness without cluttering the main timeline view.
2Loss of information
If users hover over bookmarks to view additional information, then detailed event information is provided, but users may miss bookmarks passing by in the video timeline
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-positioning bookmarks on the video timeline at specific time points corresponding to events. This allows users to see bookmarks in advance as they scroll through the timeline, giving them opportunity to notice and interact with them before the associated video content plays, thereby reducing response time while maintaining information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by providing immediate visual confirmation when users interact with bookmarks through hover or click actions. The pop-up elements appear instantly with relevant event information, creating a responsive feedback loop that confirms user interaction and delivers information efficiently, balancing accessibility with rapid response time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video feeds are monitored simultaneously, then comprehensive surveillance coverage is achieved, but bookmark visibility and user attention are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the monitoring interface into distinct sections, with each video feed having its own dedicated timeline and bookmark display area. This segmentation allows users to monitor multiple feeds simultaneously while maintaining clear visual separation, preventing bookmark confusion and improving detection efficiency across multiple cameras.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by creating a standardized bookmark display and interaction mechanism that works consistently across all video feeds. The same bookmark ribbon tail, pop-up element, and interaction patterns are applied universally to each camera feed, providing a consistent user experience that improves ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive multi-camera monitoring capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A video feed corresponding to video captured by a video camera is received and displayed in a first region of a user interface rendered on a display of a remote client device. A video timeline associated with the video feed is displayed in a second region of the user interface. User interface element(s) are superimposed on at least the video timeline and indicative of occurrence of event(s) associated with the video feed, a position of the user interface element(s) on the video timeline corresponding to a time of occurrence of the event(s). The user interface element(s) comprise pop-up element(s) displayed at least in part in the first region of the user interface, automatically based on the event(s) associated with the video timeline, and providing information of interest about the event(s), comprising textual information descriptive of the event(s), and being based on an event occurrence record obtained from a data source.