Viewer-Controlled Cameras for Interactive Live Broadcasting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional live broadcasting systems lack effective control over imaging devices used to capture models, limiting interaction and immersion for viewers.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes an imaging device controlled by viewer devices through a control module, allowing real-time or near-real-time adjustments based on viewer inputs, such as tips, to enhance interaction and immersion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If static imaging devices are used in conventional live broadcasting systems, then device complexity is reduced, but viewer interaction and immersion are limited
Solution Approach 1:
A control module serves as an intermediary between viewer devices and the imaging device. The control module receives control signals from viewer devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) and translates them into commands for the imaging device, enabling remote control functionality without directly increasing the complexity of the imaging device itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The control module is designed to work with multiple types of viewer devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) and supports various control functions (pan, tilt, zoom, focus, exposure). This multi-functional approach allows a single control system to serve diverse viewing scenarios and user preferences without requiring separate systems for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic control of imaging devices is implemented, then viewer engagement is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging device transitions from a static configuration to dynamic control, allowing real-time adjustment of camera parameters (pan, tilt, zoom, focus, exposure) based on viewer inputs. The control module enables these dynamic changes by receiving continuous control signals and applying them to the imaging device, creating an adaptable system that responds to viewer preferences.
3Ease of operation
If multiple viewer devices can control the imaging device, then interactivity increases, but control signal processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control module acts as an intermediary that handles communication with multiple viewer devices simultaneously. It receives control signals from various devices (smartphones, tablets, computers), manages the signal processing, and translates them into appropriate commands for the imaging device, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture despite supporting multiple devices.
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AI summary
A system has an imaging device configured to obtain broadcast content of a streamer, one or more viewer devices configured to directly or indirectly control the imaging device, a streamer device configured to stream the broadcast content to the one or more viewer devices, and a control module associated with the imaging device. The imaging device, the one or more viewer devices, the streamer device, and the control module are configured to receive one or more input data from the one or more viewer devices, convert the one or more input data into one or more control instructions, and in response to the one or more control instructions, use the control module to control the imaging device to perform one or more imaging functions.