Virtual Event Production Control GUI for A/V Quality Prequalification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Virtual events often suffer from unprepared speakers, poor audio/visual quality, and technical issues, which can negatively impact the company or brand hosting them, lacking the facilitation and management capabilities of in-person events.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system providing interactive virtual events with participant and production control GUIs for real-time A/V data management, two-way communication, quality prequalification, and supplemental content selection, facilitating a more engaging and managed virtual experience similar to in-person events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If virtual events are conducted without in-person facilitation, then accessibility and expense reduction are improved, but audio/visual quality and event management reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an event coordinator as an intermediary between participants and the virtual event platform. The coordinator uses a production control GUI to manage A/V streams, prequalify content quality, and coordinate interactions, thereby maintaining reliability while preserving the accessibility benefits of virtual events.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by prequalifying A/V content before it is broadcast to participants. The event coordinator reviews and approves A/V streams in advance, ensuring quality standards are met before transmission, which prevents poor quality content from degrading the event experience.
2Device complexity
If virtual events lack production control capabilities, then device complexity is reduced, but event management reliability and A/V quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the virtual event system into distinct functional components: participant GUIs for joining events, production control GUIs for event coordinators, and server infrastructure for A/V streaming. This segmentation allows complex management capabilities to be isolated in dedicated interfaces while keeping participant interfaces simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The production control GUI serves multiple functions: it manages A/V stream transmission, prequalifies content quality, coordinates participant interactions, and controls supplemental content delivery. This multi-functionality consolidates complex event management capabilities into a single universal interface.
3Speed
If A/V data is transmitted without prequalification, then transmission speed is improved, but A/V quality and event reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary qualification of A/V data before transmission. The event coordinator reviews and approves A/V streams in the production control GUI before they are broadcast to participants, ensuring quality standards are met while minimizing delays through efficient pre-check procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The production control GUI provides feedback mechanisms where the event coordinator can assess A/V quality metrics and make real-time decisions about transmission. This feedback loop ensures quality control while allowing rapid approval processes to maintain transmission speed.
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AI summary
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for providing an interactive virtual event to a plurality of participants. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes providing a first participant graphical user interface (GUI) to a first participant client device of the interactive virtual event, providing a second participant GUI to a second participant client device of the interactive virtual event, providing a first production control GUI to a first event coordinator, receiving first participant audio/video (A/V) data from the first participant client device in near real-time, receiving second participant A/V data from the second participant client device in near real-time, providing the first participant A/V data to the first production control GUI, transmitting the first participant A/V data to a plurality of participant client devices associated with the plurality of participants, and providing the second participant A/V data to the first production control GUI.