On-Demand Video Viewing Angle Delivery System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Viewers at sports events, both in-person and remote, are limited to fixed viewing angles, which may be obstructed or unsuitable for optimal viewing, as they cannot easily change their perspective to better witness key moments.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing multiple cameras around a venue to capture images from various angles, analyzing content of interest, and transmitting on-demand video viewing angles to users' devices based on scoring algorithms that prioritize optimal viewing positions and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are deployed around the arena to capture images from various angles, then viewing angle versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is divided into multiple independent camera units positioned around the arena, each capturing images from its own viewpoint. This segmentation allows the system to provide diverse viewing angles while keeping each individual camera unit relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cameras are deployed to serve multiple functions simultaneously - each camera captures images that can be used for different viewing angles, and the system can select from multiple sources to satisfy various user viewing preferences, making the overall system highly versatile.
2Reliability
If images are analyzed to determine content of interest and scoring for each position, then viewing experience quality is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of images to identify content of interest (such as players, officials, key objects) and pre-calculates scores for different viewing positions before users need to view them. This advance processing allows for quick retrieval and display of high-quality views when requested.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual or real-time human analysis of viewing angles is replaced with automated image analysis algorithms that can quickly process and evaluate multiple images simultaneously, significantly reducing the time required to identify the best viewing angles while maintaining or improving quality.
3Ease of operation
If on-demand video viewing angles are transmitted to user devices, then user control and customization are improved, but network bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of transmitting all captured images from all cameras, the system analyzes user preferences and event content to selectively transmit only the most relevant high-scoring viewing angles to each user device. This localized, targeted transmission reduces overall network bandwidth consumption while maintaining high user satisfaction.
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AI summary
Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for delivering on-demand video viewing angles of an arena at a venue are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may receive images of an event taking place across a plurality of positions within the arena from a series of cameras surrounding the plurality of positions. Content of interest may be identified within the images for a select user. Also, a score may be determined for each of the images based on the identified content of interest for the select user. A highest-score position may be determined from the plurality of positions based on the determined score and an offer to view images of the highest-score position may be transmitted to a display device of the select viewer for viewing video of the event.