Method and apparatus for video composition, synchronization, and control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10134206-B2
Application number	US-201715496770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	Apr 25, 2017
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A system includes a smart-phone processor configured to receive a video recording feed from a camera. The processor is also configured to receive a vehicle data feed from a vehicle connected to the processor. The processor is further configured to convert the vehicle data feed into images. The processor is additionally configured to add the images to the video recording feed in real-time and save a combined feed including the video and images resulting from the adding.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a smart-phone processor configured to:
receive a camera-generated video recording feed;
receive a vehicle data feed from a processor-connected vehicle;
convert the vehicle data feed into images;
add the images to the video recording feed in real-time;
synchronize the video feed and the converted vehicle data feed images based on a monotonic timer as a reference for both feeds; and
save a combined feed including the video with images from the adding.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera is included in the smart-phone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera is included in the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is wirelessly connected to the smart-phone.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is wiredly connected to the smart-phone.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the images replicate a dashboard display.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the images include text representative of data feed data.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the text includes engine speed.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the text includes vehicle speed.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the text includes running time.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the text includes acceleration.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to send the saved combined feed to the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display the combined feed on a smart phone display.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:
establishing a monotonic timer;
receiving a video feed comprising vehicle data overlaid on live video including monotonic timestamps;
replaying a recently traveled route from a top-down perspective in a first window;
replaying the video feed in a second window; and
switching a view between the first and second windows based on user selection, wherein a monotonic timestamp representing a percentage of monotonic time elapsed in the video feed is used as a reference to synchronize the route replay at a corresponding percentage completed.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a user can selectively move forward or backward in the route replay and the method includes using a completed time percentage portion of the route starting at a selected forward or backward selection as a percentage of elapsed monotonic time to replay the video feed starting at a timestamp corresponding to the percentage of elapsed monotonic time.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein a user can selectively move forward or backward in the video feed and the method includes using a percentage of elapsed monotonic time, as indicated by a timestamp, at a selected forward or backward selection, as a percentage of elapsed route replay time to replay the route starting at a percentage of route travel time corresponding to the percentage of elapsed monotonic time.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Tracy Jonathan
• Fischer John Michael
• Schwanky David
• Samuels Harold Bernard
• Yang Fengming
• Johnson Waleed

Classifications

• G07C5/085

  using electronic data carriers · CPC title

• G07C5/02

  Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only (apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00) · CPC title

• G07C5/0866 Primary

  the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G11B27/10

  Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel · CPC title