Virtual Fan Feed Moderation for Real-Time Live Broadcast Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

The reduction in live event attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the challenge of incorporating the energy and interaction of remote viewers into live events, such as concerts and sports, within the venue environment.

Innovation Solution

A video broadcasting platform integrates a live virtual fan experience by capturing and broadcasting user-generated video and audio feeds in real-time, using a cloud-based system to manage registrations, feed integration, and policy moderation, with features like real-time user interface updates and interactive modes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If remote viewer interactions are integrated into live events in real-time, then the venue atmosphere and fan experience are enhanced, but system complexity and moderation challenges increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefan experience integrationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an administration system as an intermediary between remote viewers and the live event venue. This mediator captures video feeds from multiple devices, moderates content quality and appropriateness, and selectively integrates feeds into the venue display system. The intermediary handles the complexity of managing numerous incoming feeds while presenting a coordinated, high-quality output to the venue, thus resolving the contradiction between enhanced fan experience integration and system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If multiple video feeds are integrated into the venue display, then remote fan participation increases, but feed selection and moderation difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of video feedsVSAvoidfeed selection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The administration system implements automated feed evaluation and selection capabilities that assess video feed quality metrics (resolution, frame rate, audio quality) and content appropriateness without requiring manual review of each feed. The system automatically ranks, selects, and switches between feeds based on predefined criteria, enabling the integration of multiple video feeds while reducing the subjective difficulty of feed selection and moderation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Speed

If real-time processing of video feeds is implemented, then viewer interaction responsiveness improves, but processing delays and technical challenges increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoidprocessing delay
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary processing of video feeds before they reach the venue display, including pre-capture, pre-formatting, pre-quality assessment, and pre-selection. By preparing feeds in advance and establishing selection criteria beforehand, the system reduces the processing time required at the moment of display, thereby improving real-time responsiveness while minimizing actual processing delays during the live event.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20260067344A1Moderation of virtual fan seating
Publication Date: 2026.03.05 FAMOUS GROUP TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

A method of providing a user interface for a live virtual fan experience on a client device of a user is disclosed. Based on a receiving of a notification from a live event broadcasting platform, a live video feed of the user is communicated to the live event broadcasting platform. Based on a receiving of a notification from the live event broadcasting platform that the live video feed of the user has been selected for integration into a broadcasting of the live event, a notification is caused to be presented in real time in the user interface. Based on a notification from the live event broadcasting platform that the live video feed of the user has been integrated into the broadcasting of the live event, the user interface is caused to be updated in real time to reflect the integrating of the live video feed.