An interface and display of video from multiple fixed-position cameras is provided. A main video stream captured by a camera is selected to be the main video stream and is displayed to the interface. Video streams captured by the set of cameras and the main camera that are temporally related to the displayed main video stream are selected, including playback positions from one or more of a first segment of time in each of their respective video streams at the time of the main video stream, a second segment of time in each of their respective video streams prior to the time of the main video stream, and a third segment of time in each of their respective video streams after the time of the main video stream. The selected video streams are displayed to the interface in temporal relation to the display of the main video stream.

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›1.independentA system configured to provide a display of video from multiple cameras, the system comprising:none or more processors; andone or more memory devices …+24

›2.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein a video stream associated with one of the one or more video stream displays becomes the main video stream displayed to …d2

›3.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the video stream displays are static keyframes, wherein a keyframe is a representative video frame from …d2+2

›6.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein:nthe second set of video playback positions are from a first fixed point in time in each of their respective video stre…d2

›7.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein color coding of video stream displays in the interface display identifies video stream source cameras.d2

›8.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the video streams are displayed next to their corresponding source cameras on the map.d2+1

›10.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the video stream displays associated with the second and third sets of video playback positions are each displayed withi…d2+1

›12.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the multiple cameras have fixed view directions.d2

›13.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the multiple cameras perform one or more of pan, tilt and zoom when the interface displays live video streams.d2

›14.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the set of cameras is in spatially proximity to the main camera.d2

›15.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the video stream displays associated with the first, second, and third sets of video playback positions further compris…d2

›16.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein:nvideo stream displays associated with the first, second, and third sets of video playback positions are displayed to t…d2+5

›17.↳ 16The system of claim 16, wherein the video stream displays are animated to rotate around the new main video stream to their new positions spatially rel…d3

›18.↳ 16The system of claim 16, wherein:na video stream associated with one of the one or more video stream displays becomes the main video stream displayed t…d3+1

›20.↳ 16The system of claim 16, wherein the closeness of each of the set of cameras to the main camera is determined in accordance with the average or the sum…d3

›21.↳ 16The system of claim 16, wherein the spatial relation of a video stream display to the main video stream display is determined in accordance with the a…d3

›28.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the set of cameras includes the main camera.d2

›29.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein displaying the first interface portion, the one or more additional interface portions, and the map includes overlaying …d2

›30.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein one or more respective cameras in the set of cameras are selected based on spatial relation between the one or more res…d2+1

›22.independentA method for providing a display of video from multiple cameras, the method comprising:nat a system comprising one or more processors, and one or more…+6

›23.↳ 22The method of claim 22, wherein selecting video streams further comprises:nselecting video streams captured by a set of cameras that are closest to th…d2+1

›32.↳ 22The method of claim 22, wherein the set of cameras includes the main camera.d2

›33.↳ 22The method of claim 22, wherein displaying the first interface portion, the one or more additional interface portions, and the map includes overlaying…d2

›34.↳ 22The method of claim 22, wherein one or more respective cameras in the set of cameras are selected based on spatial relation between the one or more re…d2+1

›25.independentA non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more programs for execution by a computer, the one or more programs comprising instructions f…+6

›26.↳ 25The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein selecting video streams further comprises:nselecting video streams captured by a set …d2+1

›36.↳ 25The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the set of cameras includes the main camera.d2

›37.↳ 25The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein displaying the first interface portion, the one or more additional interface portions…d2

›38.↳ 25The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein one or more respective cameras in the set of cameras are selected based on spatial re…d2+1

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04N7/18

USPC · US Patent Classification

348/159715/243348/143

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