Guided video feed selection in a vehicle-to-vehicle network

• US 9,123,241 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2008
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Grigsby, Travis M., Miller, Steven Michael, Nesbitt, Pamela Ann, Seacat, Lisa Anne
• Primary Examiner(s): Winder, Patrice
• Assistant Examiner(s): WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE
• Application Number:
  US12/049,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20090231158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,724 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/213, 709217-218, 709/223, 709/225, 709/231, 709/238
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0315 using multiplexing techniques multiplexing for transmission of signals G08C15/00; multiplexing for electrical communication in general H04J
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1061 using node-based peer discovery mechanisms static access to replicated servers H04L67/1006; service discovery H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

In V2V or other networks in which multiple video feeds are available to a participant, the participant'"'"'s ability to select a particular video feed for display can be eased through the use of guided scanning. A guided scanning strategy is built based on operator inputs and used to select a particular set of video feeds that are initially shown as a video “slideshow” on the display used by the participant. Each video feed appears only for a limited period of time to enable easy participant review. Once the participant sees a particular video feed of interest, that video feed to can be selected for persisted presentation on the display.

Claims

1. For use in a vehicle-to-vehicle network wherein multiple participating vehicles include video cameras producing video data that may be shared among all participating vehicles, a method of enabling a user of one of the participating vehicles to guide a selection of a desired video feed from a plurality of available video feeds, said method comprising:

receiving from a first user a user-designated viewing strategy comprising at least one defined view property including a view direction;

automatically selecting from among the plurality of available video feeds one or more video feeds possessing the defined view property including the view direction;

automatically presenting video from each of the selected video feeds possessing the defined view property including the view direction on an in-vehicle video display associated with the first user for a limited period of time to enable the first user to view a first portion of the video from each of the selected video feeds and to enable each of the selected video feeds to replace one another based on the limited period of time;

receiving from the first user a user selection of a video feed of interest made during presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display associated with the first user;

in response to the user selection, persisting the presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display to enable the first user to view more than the first portion of the video from said video feed of interest;

periodically checking both the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display and other received video feeds for the view property including the view direction defined in the user-designated viewing strategy;

in response to a determination that the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display has ceased to possess the view property including the view direction, terminating the persisted presentation; and

in response to a determination that another received video feed possesses the view property including the view direction, initiating persisted presentation of video from said another received video feed on the in-vehicle display.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising terminating the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

automatically selecting a different video feed in response to the receipt of the different user-designated viewing strategy;

terminating the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest; and

initiating presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

automatically selecting a different video feed in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy;

terminating the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest; and

initiating presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.

13. The method according to claim 1, further including:

receiving the user-designated viewing strategy comprising the at least one defined view property further including a vehicle choice, wherein the vehicle choice is based on an option to consider a video feed from a vehicle associated with the first user and an option to consider a video feed from other participating vehicles in the vehicle-to-vehicle network; and

applying the at least one defined view property to automatically select from among the plurality of available video feeds and to automatically present in a video slideshow a first portion of the video from each of the selected video feeds based on the view direction and the vehicle choice.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the video from said video feed of interest to identify a feature of interest; and

automatically switching, on the in-vehicle display, the video from said video feed of interest to video from one other video feed when said video feed of interest no longer possesses the feature of interest and the one other video feed possesses the feature of interest.

5. A computer program product to enable a user of a participating vehicle in a vehicle-to-vehicle network to guide a selection of a desired video feed from among a plurality of video feeds shared by multiple participating vehicles in the vehicle-to-vehicle network, said computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, said computer usable program code comprising:

computer usable program code configured to receive a user-designated viewing strategy from a first user comprising at least one defined view property including a view direction;

computer usable program code configured to automatically select, from among the plurality of available video feeds, each video feed possessing the defined view property including the view direction in the user-designated viewing strategy;

computer usable program code configured to automatically present video from each of the selected video feeds possessing the defined view property including the view direction on an in-vehicle video display associated with the first user for a first period of time for review by the first user and to enable each of the selected video feeds to replace one another based on the first period of time;

computer usable program code configured to receive from the first user a user selection of a video feed of interest made during presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display associated with the first user;

computer usable program code configured to, in response to the user selection, persist the presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display associated with the first user for longer than the first period of time;

computer usable program code configured to periodically check both the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display and other received video feeds for the view property including the view direction defined in the user-designated viewing strategy;

computer usable program code configured to, in response to a determination that the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display has ceased to possess the view property including the view direction, terminate the persisted presentation; and

computer usable program code configured to, in response to a determination that another received video feed possesses the view property including the view direction, initiate persisted presentation of video from said another received video feed on the in-vehicle display.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5, further comprising computer usable program code configured to terminate the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6, further comprising:

computer usable program code configured to automatically select a different video feed in response to the receipt of the different user-designated viewing strategy;

computer usable program code configured to terminate the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest; and

computer usable program code configured to initiate presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.

8. The computer program product according to claim 5, further comprising:

computer usable program code configured to automatically select a different video feed in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy;

computer usable program code configured to terminate the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest; and

computer usable program code configured to initiate presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.

9. In a vehicle-to-vehicle network wherein multiple participating vehicles include video cameras producing video feeds that may be shared among all participating vehicles, a video selection system for enabling a user of one of the participating vehicles to guide a selection of a desired video feed from a plurality of available streams of video data, said system comprising:

a user input system for receiving from a first user a user-designated viewing strategy comprising at least one defined view property including a view direction;

a view selection system for automatically selecting, from among the plurality of available video feed, each video feed possessing the defined view property including the view direction in the user-designated viewing strategy; and

display control logic for automatically presenting video from each of the selected video feeds possessing the defined view property including the view direction on an in-vehicle video display associated with the first user for a limited period of time for review by the user and to enable each of the selected video feeds to replace one another based on the limited period of time,

wherein said user input system includes logic for receiving a user selection of a video feed of interest made during presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display and said display control logic includes logic, responsive to the user selection, to persist the presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display associated with the first user for longer than the limited period of time, and wherein said view selection system further comprises logic for periodically checking both the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display and other received video feeds for the view property including the view direction defined in the user-designated viewing strategy and said display control logic further includes logic, responsive to a determination that the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display has ceased to possess the view property including the view direction, for terminating the persisted presentation, and logic, responsive to a determination that another received video feed possesses the view property including the view direction, for initiating persisted presentation of video from said another received video feed on the in-vehicle display.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said display control logic further includes logic for terminating the persisted presentation of the video from said video feed of interest on the in-vehicle video display in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said viewer selection system further comprises logic for automatically selecting a different video feed in response to the receipt of the different user-designated viewing strategy and said display control logic further comprises logic for terminating the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest and initiating presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein said viewer selection system further comprises logic for automatically selecting a different video feed in response to receipt of a different user-designated viewing strategy and said display control logic further comprises logic for terminating the presentation of video from a currently selected video feed of interest and initiating presentation of video from said selected different video feed on the in-vehicle display.