Wearable Triggered Video Buffering for Sports Event Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for recording and editing video footage during sports or outdoor activities are cumbersome, requiring significant user effort and time, as they often capture long sequences that are difficult to review and edit for critical performance steps.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a wearable digital device and a recording device connected via wireless link, allowing for remote activation of video storage based on user instructions or sensor triggers, enabling efficient capture and storage of relevant video clips around specific events, which can be easily chained or browsed through for sharing or editing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous video capture is performed to ensure all relevant footage is recorded, then complete coverage of events is achieved, but storage requirements and review time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary continuous capture of video footage in memory before a triggering event occurs, so that when the event is detected via sensor or user input, the relevant footage is already buffered and ready for immediate storage. This eliminates the need for prolonged post-event recording and reduces total storage requirements while ensuring complete coverage of the event and surrounding context.
2Reliability
If long video sequences are recorded to capture complete performance steps, then all critical moments are included, but reviewing and editing becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the relevant portions of video footage surrounding triggering events for storage and review, rather than retaining entire long sequences. By using sensors to detect specific events (e.g., acceleration patterns, position changes) and automatically storing only the clipped segments around these events, the system captures all critical performance steps while reducing review time from hours to minutes.
3Measurement precision
If manual camera operation is used to capture specific moments, then precise timing is achieved, but user effort and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic event detection and video capture without requiring manual user input. Sensors continuously monitor for triggering events (such as specific acceleration patterns, position changes, or motion detection), and when an event is detected, the system automatically captures and stores the relevant video clip. This self-service approach maintains precise timing for critical moments while eliminating the need for user intervention during the activity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If video footage is captured without predetermined timeline, then flexibility is maintained, but organizing and navigating footage becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensor feedback to automatically structure video footage around triggering events, creating a natural timeline organized by event occurrence. Each detected event generates a timestamped video clip that is automatically stored in sequence, providing a feedback-driven organization system. This maintains flexibility in capturing various types of events while making footage navigation trivial, as users can simply review clips in chronological order or search by event type.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system, a method, a wearable digital device and a recording device for remote activation of a storage operation of pictorial information. According to the invention, it involves a first wearable digital device receiving instructions from a user and storing them as input values for a processing unit using said instructions, and a wireless signaling unit for communication with external devices over a wireless link. It also involves a second device comprising a recording apparatus adapted to be set in a mode of continuous capture of pictorial information, a memory, and a wireless signaling system for communicating with external devices over a wireless link. The processing unit in the first wearable digital device is adapted to issue commands to be sent over said wireless link to said second digital device for instructing storage of captured pictorial information in the memory of said at least one second device.