Dynamic video image synthesis using multiple cameras and remote control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10129579-B2
Application number	US-201514884495-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2015
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, at a broadcast image processor, from a single broadcast event, a plurality of camera feeds, wherein the camera feeds each comprise an image of the single broadcast event from a different angle, providing, by the broadcast image processor, a summary of the plurality of camera feeds to a media processor, receiving, by the broadcast image processor, a request to select a requested angle from among the plurality of camera feeds from the media processor, and creating, by the broadcast image processor, a custom view from the plurality of camera feeds according to the request for the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving by a broadcast image processor, from a broadcast event, a plurality of camera feeds, wherein each of the plurality of camera feeds comprises an image of the broadcast event from a different angle, wherein each of the plurality of camera feeds is in one of a plurality of camera feed groups, and wherein each of the plurality of camera feed groups comprises at least two of the plurality of camera feeds;
sending to a mobile device, by the broadcast image processor, camera feed information;
receiving, by the broadcast image processor, a request from the mobile device for presenting a custom viewing angle of the broadcast event, wherein the request is generated via a graphical user interface of the mobile device, and wherein the graphical user interface includes summaries of the plurality of the camera feeds that are generated by the mobile device based upon the camera feed information received from the broadcast image processor;
selecting, by the broadcast image processor, a first camera feed of the plurality of camera feeds and a second camera feed of the plurality of camera feeds according to camera angle data included in the request;
synthesizing, by the broadcast image processor, the custom viewing angle of the broadcast event according to the first camera feed and the second camera feed;
providing, by the broadcast image processor, the custom viewing angle of the broadcast event to a media processor, wherein the synthesizing and providing are performed in real time responsive to the request from the mobile device via the graphical user interface, and wherein both the media processor and the mobile device are in communication with the broadcast image processor; and
instructing, by the broadcast image processor, the mobile device to provide a visual presentation in the graphical user interface of a time slider feature of available content of the plurality of camera feeds in a buffer, wherein the buffer contains buffered content from the plurality of camera feeds, wherein the visual presentation further includes a plurality of time selection elements to access the available content from the plurality of camera feeds from the time slider feature, wherein each time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements is associated with a respective one of the available content of the plurality of camera feeds in the buffer; and
receiving, by the broadcast image processor, a rewind request to select the custom viewing angle from an earlier point in time, wherein the earlier point in time is determined based upon detecting an input at one of:
a first time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements that corresponds to all of the camera feeds of a first one of the plurality of camera feed groups, or
a second time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements that corresponds to all of the camera feeds of a second one of the plurality of camera feed groups.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first time selection element comprises a first time slider and wherein the second time selection element comprises a second time slider.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of camera feeds include audio information, and wherein the broadcast image processor comprises a processing system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first camera feed comprises first images at a first viewing angle, wherein the second camera feed comprises second images at a second viewing angle, and wherein the synthesizing comprises interpolating between the first images and the second images to generate the custom viewing angle of the broadcast event.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast image processor provides, in response to the rewind request, a buffered presentation of the custom viewing angle from the buffer.

6. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a broadcast image processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving from a broadcast event a plurality of camera feeds, wherein each of the plurality of camera feeds comprises an image of the broadcast event from a different angle over a time period, wherein each of the plurality of camera feeds is in one of a plurality of camera feed groups, and wherein each of the plurality of camera feed groups comprises at least two of the plurality of camera feeds, wherein the broadcast event further includes camera feed information describing the plurality of camera feeds;
sending, to a mobile device, a summary of selectable options associated with the plurality of camera feeds, wherein the mobile device is configured to present the summary of selectable options associated with the plurality of camera feeds in a selection presentation on a graphical user interface, wherein the selection presentation includes time selection data and camera angle creation data, wherein the graphical user interface provides a visual presentation of a time slider feature of available content of the plurality of camera feeds in a buffer, wherein the buffer contains buffered content from the plurality of camera feeds, wherein the visual presentation further includes a plurality of time selection elements to access the available content from the plurality of camera feeds from the time slider feature, wherein each time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements is associated with a respective one of the available content of the plurality of camera feeds in the buffer, and wherein the selection presentation receives an input to create a request including a custom time and a custom camera angle, wherein the custom time is determined based upon detecting an input at one of:
a first time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements that corresponds to all of the camera feeds of a first one of the plurality of camera feed groups; or
a second time selection element of the plurality of time selection elements that corresponds to all of the camera feeds of a second one of the plurality of camera feed groups;

receiving the request from the mobile device, and wherein the graphical user interface includes summaries of the camera feeds that are generated by the mobile device based upon the camera feed information received from the broadcast event;
synthesizing a custom viewing angle of the broadcast event according to the request by utilizing a first camera feed of the plurality of camera feeds and a second camera feed of the plurality of camera feeds; and
providing, to a media processor, the custom viewing angle of the broadcast event, wherein the synthesizing and providing are performed in real time responsive to the request from the mobile device via the graphical user interface, and wherein both the media processor and the mobile device are in communication with the broadcast image processor.

7. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the processing system comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment.

8. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first time selection element comprises a first time slider and wherein the second time selection element comprises a second time slider.

9. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the providing of the custom viewing angle is via a unicast channel between the broadcast image processor and the media processor.

10. The non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the providing of the custom viewing angle is via a broadcast channel from the broadcast ima

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Meredith Sheldon Kent
• Fix Jeremy

Classifications

• H04N21/8549

  Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer {(retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739)} · CPC title

• H04N21/2393

  involving handling client requests (scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60) · CPC title

• H04N21/23439

  for generating different versions · CPC title

• H04N21/21805

  enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras · CPC title

• H04N21/4622

  Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859) · CPC title