Patent Publication Number: US-11380359-B2

Title: Multi-stream video recording system using labels

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE 
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     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates to video recording systems, and more particularly, to video recording systems for recording multiple labeled streams of video, wherein each labeled video stream refers to a master video stream. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Video cameras have become ubiquitous. In particular, every smartphone produced can now record video in at least HD resolution, and many are capable of recording video at 4K resolution or even higher. Video cameras are now frequently used to record important events. For example, parents often will record their children&#39;s events, such as athletic contests, concerts, school plays, and other events. People often record other personal events, including weddings, graduations, and vacations, to name a few. Entertainment events, such as sporting events, theater performances, and other events, are also often recorded. Also, video cameras are often now used for public safety purposes. Security cameras are used by both governmental and private entities to secure certain locations, and traffic cameras are now commonly used for both speed and red-light policing. In addition, cameras are sometimes used in operating rooms so that a precise record of surgery can be maintained. Recording the surgery allows any mistakes to be ascertained after the surgery, which simplifies any resulting litigation. Similarly, recording a surgery allows a surgeon to prove that she executed a surgery within the standard of care. 
     The use of video recordings allows the details of the recordings to be kept forever, as long as sufficient digital storage is available. Given that a terabyte of cloud storage is now available at a nominal cost, it can be assumed that sufficient digital storage is available to store any video that is taken. 
     However, network bandwidth is still comparatively expensive in terms of both money and time. In particular, typical high-speed Internet download speeds range between 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps. Given that 4K video recorded at 30 frames per second requires approximately 375 MB of data, a typical high-speed Internet user might spend nearly an hour to download a 10-minute video; and the time to download a two-hour performance would be truly prohibitive. In most cases, however, the person downloading the video is only interested in a small portion of a video. For example, in the case of a school talent competition, a parent downloading the video is likely only interested in their child&#39;s performance; accordingly, the parent is likely interested in five minutes of a two-hour performance. 
     Presently, the only way that a parent could download a video of only their child&#39;s performance would be for the videographer or an editor to “slice” the master recording of the talent show into several smaller videos using post-processing software. For example, an editor could produce individual videos of each child&#39;s performance and label them appropriately in the school&#39;s video folder. This process would require the editor to use video editing software to identify natural breaks in the talent show performances (such as when each performer left the stage), and cut the master video file at those breaks using the video editing software. This process is time-consuming and requires the use of a second piece of highly technical software. 
     Accordingly, a need exists for the simplified creation of videos from a master video based on a specific event. Such an event could include different performances at a talent show, different acts in a play, a period within an athletic competition, changes of a traffic signal for traffic camera, or different phases of operation for an operating room camera. 
     OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     It is an object of the disclosure to provide a video recording system that allows an operator to easily mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a video recording system that allows a videographer to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a video recording system that allows a remote monitor to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a smartphone that allows a videographer to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a video recorder that allows a videographer to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide an add-on device for use with a video recorder that allows a videographer to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a smartphone that allows a remote monitor to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a networked video recorder that allows a remote monitor to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a networked add-on device for use with a video recorder that allows a remote monitor to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     It is another object of the disclosure to provide a simple-to-use user interface allowing a user to mark one or more slices of a master video recording as comprising separate video streams in real-time. 
     Other advantages of this disclosure will be clear to a person of ordinary skill in the art. It should be understood, however, that a system, an apparatus or a method could practice the disclosure while not achieving all of the enumerated advantages, and that the claims define the protected disclosure. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure provides a system and method for creating multiple related video streams out of a single master video stream. Aspects of the present disclosure address one or more of the objectives mentioned above by describing a system and method for creating multiple related video streams out of a single master video stream. The following presents a much-simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the systems and methods for creating multipole video streams out of a single master video stream. This summary is not intended to identify key or critical elements or aspects of the disclosure, nor is it intended to set forth or delineate the scope of the claims of this application for patent. The following summary merely presents some of the concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description provided below. 
     A video recording system is described and claimed herein. In particular, the video recording system comprises a body, including a lens. A sensor, such as a CMOS sensor or a CCD sensor is disposed within the body and optically coupled to the lens; i.e., light gathered by the lens is directed to the sensor. The sensor produces a stream of digital video data that is analyzed and framed by a video processor that is coupled to the sensor. The video processor writes digital video frame data to a storage device, such as FLASH memory. 
     The video recording system also includes a processor that is coupled to the storage device and maintains a logical master stream of digital video. The logical master stream includes a start pointer and an end pointer. The start pointer is set to the first location of storage where the video for the particular stream was recorded, and the end pointer is set to the location of storage holding the most recently written frame of digital video data. Also, the video recording system includes an input control coupled to the processor that, on activation, creates a second logical stream of video. The second logical stream of the video includes a start pointer that is set to the most recent value of the end pointer of the logical master stream of video data. 
     In an additional embodiment of the disclosed video recording system, the second logical stream of video further comprises a second end pointer, and, when the input control is activated a second time, the second end pointer is set to the value of the end pointer of the logical master stream at the time that the input control is activated the second time. 
     Also, when the input control is activated a second time, a name can be assigned to the second stream of video. The name can either be automatically generated, using, for example, a date and time index, or the name can be entered manually by a user. 
     Additional logical streams of video can be created by activating the input control. 
     The input control can be, for example, a hard button, a touch display on a smartphone, a voice control, or another type of control. In addition, in certain embodiments, the video recording system can be network controlled. In such an embodiment, the video recording system will include a network port and will stream video data to a remote site. It will also receive network commands, including activation of the input control to create and manage additional streams from the remote site. 
     The disclosed video recording system can be implemented as, for example, a smartphone, a digital camcorder, or a digital camera. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Although the characteristic features of this disclosure will be particularly pointed out in the claims, the disclosed method and system, and how it may be made and used, may be better understood by referring to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views and in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a stage surrounded by rows of seating being recorded by a video recording system. 
         FIGS. 2 a  through 2 f    are screenshot views of an exemplary touchscreen user interface for a video recording system constructed per this disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a simplified block diagram of a video recording system constructed per this disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a structure diagram illustrating the different types of streams discussed herein and the relationship between those different types of streams. 
         FIG. 5  is a simplified flow chart illustrating the software operation of a video recording system constructed per this disclosure. 
         FIG. 6 a    is a perspective view of a digital camcorder implementing the label stream feature disclosure herein. 
         FIG. 6 b    is a perspective view of a digital camera implementing the label stream feature disclosed herein. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a video recorder system utilizing a wireless control device live streaming video to a wireless control device. 
         FIG. 8  is a simplified flow chart illustrating the operation of a wireless control device, implementing the label stream functionality disclosed herein. 
     
    
    
     A person of ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that elements of the figures above are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The dimensions of some elements in the figures may have been exaggerated relative to other elements to help to understand the present teachings. Furthermore, a particular order in which certain elements, parts, components, modules, steps, actions, events and/or processes are described or illustrated may not be required. A person of ordinary skills in the art will appreciate that, for simplicity and clarity of illustration, some commonly known and well-understood elements that are useful and/or necessary in a commercially feasible embodiment may not be depicted to provide a clear view of various embodiments per the present teachings. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the following description of various examples of embodiments of the disclosed system and method, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration various example devices, systems, and environments in which aspects of the disclosed system and method can be practiced. Other specific arrangements of parts, example devices, systems, and environments, can be used, and structural modifications and functional modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosed system and method. 
     Turning to the Figures and  FIG. 1  in particular, a video camera  100  films a performance on stage  10  surrounded by numerous chairs  12 . As explained herein, the video camera  100  can be a digital camcorder, a digital camera, or even a smartphone. In particular, an operator  16  aims the video camera at performers (not shown) on the stage and records their performance. A person of ordinary skill in the art would understand that while the disclosed system and method are depicted as recording a performance on a stage, the functional and structural features of the disclosed system and method can be translated to other environments with little or no modification. For example, the disclosed system and method can easily be translated for use in security cameras, traffic cameras, and operating room cameras. 
     Turning to  FIGS. 2 a    through  2   f,  an exemplary interface for the camera operator is disclosed. The exemplary interface operates on a video device, that includes, for example, a lens and sensor. In particular, the exemplary interface is shown as being implemented on a smartphone, tablet, or other handheld assistants. However, it should be understood that the principles of the interface can easily be used on other types of devices as well, such as digital camcorders, digital cameras, or remote-control software operating on a computer or other device, The exemplary interface includes a video area  150 , which depicts a real-time view of a scene captured from the lens. The exemplary interface also includes a resolution indicator  152 . In particular, as depicted, video resolution is presently set at 1080P, but an option for 4K video is also present. By pressing the 4K portion of the resolution indicator  152  a user can change the recorded video resolution from 1080P to 4K. Other resolutions can also be used, and no particular resolution is a limitation of this disclosure. The exemplary interface also includes a zoom control  154 . As depicted, the zoom control  154  allows a user to cycle through several zoom options, such as 1×, 2×, and 4×. Alternatively, the zoom control  154  can be pressed to the left to zoom out and to the right to zoom in, with near analog granularity. Other zoom interfaces are also possibly, and the specific configuration and use of the zoom control  154  is not a limitation of this disclosure. By adjusting the zoom control  154  the scene depicted in the video area  150  will either zoom in or out accordingly, depending on how the zoom is being adjusted. 
     The exemplary interface also includes a record control  156 . The record control  156  allows the user to initiate the recording of video, or cause the recording of video to pause or stop. The record control  156  is shown as inactive (not recording) in  FIG. 2 a    and active (recording) in  FIG. 2 b   . In particular, as depicted, the record control has  156  a circle in the middle of the control when inactive, and a square in the middle of the control when active (recording). It should be understood that many other representations of the record control  156  and its active and inactive state can be utilized and still fall within the scope of the disclosed system and method. 
     The exemplary interface also includes a new control, which is referred to herein as a stream control  160 . Typically, when the record control  156  is not active, the stream control  160  will be displayed as inactive, i.e., as it is depicted in  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b   . However, when the record control  156  is active, the stream control  160  can be activated, and when first activated, as it is in  FIG. 2 c   , a keyboard, such as a smartphone system keyboard, can appear to allow a stream name to be entered in a label name control, such as, for example, a text box  164 . Once the name is selected, the done/save button  166  can be pressed to save the name for the newly created label stream. For the sake of clarity, the illustrated interface displays the stream control  160  as a circle containing a plus sign when inactive, and a circle containing a smaller circle immediately surrounding a plus sign when active. When the stream control  160  is pressed, and as explained further herein, the video recording system  100  will create an additional label stream. In particular, the video recording system  100  will continue to record the main video stream, which is hereafter referred to as the master video stream. In addition, the video recording system  100  will also create a new label stream starting at the time index that the stream control  160  is activated and continuing until the stream control  160  is pressed again. The new label stream created by the stream control  160  is a subset of the master stream; i.e., it contains the same video and audio content as the master stream except that it is limited to the video encompassed by a starting time index and an ending time index. 
     When the stream control  160  is pressed a second time, the new label stream is assigned an end time index, and the new label stream is closed. Also, the appearance of the stream control  160  can be toggled when the stream control  160  is pressed. For example, when the stream control  160  is pressed the first time, the stream control  160  can be highlighted with an additional interior circle around the depicted plus sign or using some other type of highlight to indicate that a label stream is presently being created. When the stream control  160  is pressed a second time, the highlight of the stream control  160  can be removed so that the camera operator knows that only the master stream is presently being recorded. 
     This latter sequence is depicted in  FIGS. 2 d  through 2 f   . In  FIG. 2 d   , the master stream is active, as indicated by the record control  156  being active. In addition, in  FIG. 2 d   , a label stream is also active, as depicted by the label control  160  being active. In  FIG. 2 e   , the label stream has been deactivated, as seen by the label control  160  being inactive, and in  FIG. 2 f   , the master stream has been deactivated, as depicted by the record control  156  being inactive. 
     Turning to  FIG. 3 , a simplified block diagram of a video recording system  100  is depicted. In particular, the primary components of a video recording system  100  are depicted, whether the actual video recording system  100  is a smartphone, a digital camera, or a digital camcorder. Typically, the components of the video recording system  100  will reside in a body (not shown in this figure), although it is possible in certain implementations that different components can reside in separate enclosures, such as in the embodiment depicted in  FIG. 7 . The video recording system  100  will generally include a lens  202 . The lens can be, for example, a small curved glass lens with a focal length of about 18 mm to 55 mm, although it should be noted that the characteristics of the lens, and even the inclusion of the lens, is not a limitation of this disclosure. The lens focuses incoming light onto a sensor  204 . The sensor  204  can be, for example, a CCD sensor, a CMOS sensor, or another equivalent sensor. In addition, the size of the sensor  204  can vary from full-frame or larger down to arbitrarily small sensors. Typically, the output of a video sensor  204  will be processed by a video processor  206 , which will process the video from the sensor and write or commit full frames of video to storage  208 . The video processor  206  may process data from the sensor  204  at a frame rate such as, for example,  60  Hz, although other frame rates, such as 15 Hz, 24 Hz, 30 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz, 240 Hz, 480 Hz, 960 Hz, 1920 Hz, or other, arbitrary frame rates can also be used. The video processor  206  may write frame data directly to storage  208  via a DMA channel. However, the processor  210  can also read data from the video processor (or directly from the sensor  204 ) and write the frame data to storage  208 . Accordingly, in certain embodiments of the disclosed video recording system  100 , the video processor  206  is entirely extraneous and is not a limitation of this disclosure. 
     The storage  208  used by the video recording system  100  will typically be FLASH memory, although the primary limitation is that the write speed of the storage  208  is sufficient for the frame rate that the video recording system  100  is operated. The amount of storage can vary, but 1 GB of storage can hold a bit less than 20 minutes of 1080P video at 60 FPS (frames per second). The FLASH memory modules may, for example, be UFS 3.0 FLASH memory or a similar type of FLASH memory that offers sufficient read/write performance. 
     The microprocessor  210  reads frame data from storage and displays it in real-time on the display  212 . The microprocessor  210  also performs housekeeping activities, such as configuring the video processor  206 , interfacing with external devices (not shown), accepting input controls  216 , and interfacing with an external network  214 . The microprocessor  210  can be any suitably fast microprocessor or microcontroller that has appropriate interface capabilities, ranging from an 8-bit device, such as a Microchip® PIC® variant, or similar device, to a 64 bit ARM or x86 device, such as, for example, an ARM Cortex A76 variant. 
     The input controls  216  allows the camera operator to control the operation of the video recording system  100 . The input controls  216  can include, for example, a touch screen system, or a collection of buttons, sliders, joysticks, gesture controls, voice controls, and other input controls, as are typical in video recording systems. The stream control  160  is one of the input controls  216 . 
     The display  212  can be, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an LED or an OLED display, or another type of display as long as the display is of sufficient resolution and refresh rate for the video camera operator to obtain a reasonable view of the scene that is being recorded. In certain implementations, the display  212  can be a touch-sensitive display, so that touch-sensitive input controls can be implemented as needed. 
     The network interface  214  will typically be wireless using a variant of 802.11, although other wireless networking technology, or even a wired network, can be employed. For example, a 4G or 5G cellular network could also be used, as their transfer speeds are fast enough to accommodate the video streaming and transfer required of the network interface  214 . The network interface  214  can be employed for a variety of purposes, including remote control by a remote operator. In such a scenario, the processor  210  may run software, including a video server that will stream the recorded video to a remote site, as well as software to accept various network commands from the remote site. When utilized, the remote device  250  can oversee the operation of the video recording system  100 . For example, the remote device  250  can send a command to create a new label stream or terminate a label stream that is presently recording. In certain implementations, the video may not be streamed to the remote site so that lower bandwidth implementations, like BlueTooth®, Zigbee®, or Z-Wave®, could be used. A remote device without streamed video would allow for the implementation of a remote device  250  that could serve solely as a label control  160  and allow the camera operator to hold the remote device  250  in one hand to manage label streams while viewing an event in a location distant from the video camera. 
     It should be noted that certain embodiments may not include all of the components illustrated in  FIG. 3  and described above. For example, a “screen capture” implementation of the disclosed video recording system  100  would not require a lens  202 , a sensor  204 , or a video processor  206 . In addition, such an embodiment may not require a network interface  214  or a remote device  250 . Other embodiments may similarly not require certain components. In addition, certain other components, such as a microphone, may be present in the video recording system  100 , but have been omitted for brevity and clarity. 
       FIG. 4  visually depicts different stream types. While the terms “video stream” or “stream” are used herein, it should be understood that a stream can include both video and audio. At the top is shown the physical master stream  302 . The physical master stream  302  is shown as filled in to show that this stream occupies physical memory locations in the storage  208 ; i.e., it has been written to a physical medium. Generally, a given video recording system  100  will only have one active physical master stream  302  at a time. The physical master stream  302  is instantiated when, for example, the user activates the record control  156 , as depicted in  FIGS. 2 a -2 b   . Beneath the physical master stream  302  is a logical master stream  314 , which is shown as an outline to indicate that it is strictly a logical construction; i.e., it exists as a pair of pointers to physical memory locations. In particular, a logical stream consists of a start pointer  310 —in the case of the logical master stream, the start pointer will point to the start of the physical master stream. The logical stream also includes an end pointer  312 —in the case of the logical master stream, the end pointer will point to the memory locations in storage  208  holding the most recent frame of video that has been recorded. The end pointer  312  of the logical master stream will be updated after every frame. It should be noted that the creation of a logical master bitstream  310  is a matter of programming convenience, and the disclosed video recording system  100  can be implemented without creating a logical master bitstream  310 . 
     When a label stream is created, it is created as a logical stream, and its start pointer is assigned to the present end pointer  312  of the logical master stream  314 . This operation corresponds to, for example, a user activating a label control  160 , as depicted in  FIG. 2 c   . As the video is recorded and stored in the physical master bitstream  302  and tracked by the logical master bitstream  312 , the end pointer of the label stream is continuously updated to match the end pointer of the logical master stream; i.e., it will point at the latest frame of video that has been recorded. When the label stream is ended, it&#39;s end pointer is fixed to the value of the end pointer  312  at the time that the label stream is ended. The fixing of the end pointer of the label stream can correspond to a second press of the label stream control  160 , as depicted in  FIGS. 2 d  and 2 e   . For example, logical label stream A  324  has its start pointer  320  pointing to a first-time index of the logical master stream  314 , and its end pointer  322  pointing to a second-time index of the logical master stream  314  that is later than the first-time index. Logical label stream B  334  was created a short time after the end of logical label stream A; accordingly, the start pointer  330  of logical label stream B has a later time index than the end pointer  322  of logical label stream A. Similarly, the end pointer  332  of logical label stream B  334  has a somewhat later time index than the start pointer  330  of logical label stream b  334 . While label streams can be utilized in a strictly logical format, in certain cases, it may be desirable to write the label streams to actual physical storage. In such a case, a physical stream can be created. For example, in the case of logical label stream B  334 , a corresponding physical stream  342  is also shown. Similarly, the creation of logical label streams can be done away with entirely, and physical streams can be created instead, which will result in duplication of memory storage used for the label streams. 
     Turning to  FIG. 5 , a simplified flowchart depicting the operation of a video recording system  100  constructed in accordance with this disclosure is shown. In particular, in step  400 , the video recording system  100  is initiated; i.e., it is turned on; startup tasks are performed, etc. In step  402 , the record control  156  is activated, and a master stream initiated. As explained above, this would create both a physical master stream and a logical master stream. This step corresponds to, for example, the activation of the record control  156 , as depicted in  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b   . In step  404 , a new label stream is created, and in step  406 , the new label stream start pointer is created. As explained above, the new label stream&#39;s start point is set to the present end pointer of the logical label stream. This operation corresponds to, for example, the activation of the label control  160 , as depicted in  FIGS. 2 b  and 2 c   . In step  408 , the label stream is ended, and its end pointer is fixed to the most recent value of the logical master stream in step  410 . This operation corresponds to, for example, a second activation of the label control  160 , as depicted in, for example,  FIGS. 2 d  and 2 e   . In step  412 , the master stream is terminated, which is usually accomplished by the user pressing the record control  156  again to cease recording, as depicted in, for example,  FIGS. 2 e  and 2 f   . In step  414 , the video recording system  100  is turned off, ending the operation of the system. 
     While the user interfaces for the creation of label streams have been shown in the context of a smartphone implementation,  FIGS. 6 a  and 6 b    illustrate how a digital camcorder  500  and the digital camera  550  could utilize the disclosed label stream feature respectively. In particular, the addition of a stream control  160  to the standard controls already present in a digital camcorder  500  or a digital camera  550 , along with the disclosed software changes, would allow implantation of disclosed label stream feature. 
     Also, one additional embodiment of the label stream system is envisioned. In particular, a software implementation for use with existing digital cameras and digital camcorders could also be constructed, so long as the existing device supported live streaming. Such an implementation would have the advantage of being able to continue to use an expensive, well-functioning camera, while still enjoying the benefits disclosed herein. 
     Turning to  FIG. 7 , an embodiment of such a label stream system is pictured. In particular, a digital recording device  680  has an integrated live streaming function with which it broadcasts video data over a wireless network  602 , such as an 802.11 network. A wireless control device  620  receives the live stream from the digital recording device  680  over the wireless network  602 . The wireless control device  620  will include certain components similar to the video camera  100  of  FIG. 3 , including a display, which can again be a touch-sensitive display, a processor, storage, and input controls, such as UI widgets that are displayed on the touch-sensitive display, or other buttons, sliders, joysticks, and voice controls. In addition, the wireless control device will contain a wireless network port. Software operating on the wireless network  602  implements the label stream functionality disclosed herein. In particular, the software implements a stream control  160 , as well as a label name control  164  that could function similarly to the embodiment previously disclosed herein. 
     Turning to  FIG. 8 , a simplified flowchart depicting the operation of a video recording system  100  utilizing the live streaming embodiment of  FIG. 7 . In particular, in step  700 , the video recording system  100  is initiated; i.e., it is turned on, the wireless network  602  is initiated, etc. In step  702 , the live stream is initiated by the digital camcorder  500  and received by the wireless control device  620 . In accordance with the previous embodiment, this would create both a physical master stream that is recorded into persistent storage on the wireless control device  620  and a logical master stream. In step  704 , a new label stream is created, and in step  706 , the new label stream start pointer is created. As explained above, the new label stream&#39;s start pointer is set to the present end pointer of the logical label stream. In step  708 , the label stream is ended, and its end pointer is fixed to the most recent value of the logical master stream in step  710 . In step  712 , the live stream is terminated, which can be accomplished by the digital camcorder ceasing its live stream or a user pressing the terminate function  640  on the wireless control device. In step  714 , the video recording system  100  is turned off, ending the operation of the system. 
     The structure of the disclosed video recording system  100  has been set forth herein. With regard to its application, this system can have several advantageous uses. The first application would be for the recording of a live performance that will consist of numerous subparts, such as, for example, a school talent show. At such a performance, the video camera operator could create a separate label stream for each performance, and name the streams appropriately; i.e., a first label stream could be named John Smith (assuming that John Smith was the student performing), while a second label stream could be named Ann Jones. Then, the individual label streams could be exported to a website, and parents could then download only the video applicable for their child. 
     The disclosed video recording system  100  could also be integrated into a security camera system deployed at, for example, a workplace. The disclosed video recording system  100  could be adapted to create separate label streams for each event, such as a particular location within the workplace (like the kitchen or shop floor) over a particular time frame, such as 10 AM to 10:30 AM. 
     The disclosed video recording system  100  could also be integrated into a traffic camera system deployed at a stoplight. Separate label streams could be created every time that a traffic light changed states, such as from green to red or vice versa. Such a system would allow the system operators to easily identify applicable video when, for example, a person that received a violation notice due to the traffic camera system chose to challenge that violation. 
     Similarly, the disclosed video recording system  100  could be integrated into an operating room black box system. As an operation proceeded, the video camera operator could create different label streams for each phase of the operation; i.e., preparation, initial incision and cut down, tumor resection, closure, and clean up (assuming the procedure involved the removal of a tumor). Such a system would allow a subsequent viewer to easily access only the part of the operation that was of concern. 
     The preceding description of the disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise form disclosed. The description was selected to best explain the principles of the present teachings and practical application of these principles to enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure in various embodiments and various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It should be recognized that the words “a” or “an” are intended to include both the singular and the plural. Conversely, any reference to plural elements shall, where appropriate, include the singular. 
     It is intended that the scope of the disclosure not be limited by the specification, but be defined by the claims set forth below. In addition, although narrow claims may be presented below, it should be recognized that the scope of this disclosure is much broader than presented by the claim(s). It is intended that broader claims will be submitted in one or more applications that claim the benefit of priority from this application. Insofar as the description above and the accompanying drawings disclose additional subject matter that is not within the scope of the claim or claims below, the additional disclosures are not dedicated to the public and the right to file one or more applications to claim such additional disclosures is reserved.