Code generation system for image capture device parameters

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10810697-B2
Application number	US-201816228649-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 20, 2018
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

A process receives, with a processor, a plurality of image device properties corresponding to an image capture device. Further the process selects, with the processor, one or more of the plurality of image device properties based on one or more pipeline criteria. The pipeline criteria indicate one or more weights corresponding to the plurality of image device properties. Additionally, the process truncates, with the processor, the one or more selected image device properties to a predetermined number of characters based on a human readability factor. The human readability factor is provided by the one or more pipeline criteria. The process automatically generates, with the processor, a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated one or more image device properties according to the one or more weights. Moreover, the process transmits, with the processor, the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline.

First claim

We claim:

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
receive, with a processor, image device properties corresponding to an image capture device, wherein the image device properties include at least one of manufacturer, model, resolution, pixel aspect, extraction, aperture, or squeeze;
select, with the processor, a plurality of the image device properties based on a plurality of pipeline criteria, the pipeline criteria indicating a plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of the image device properties;
truncate, with the processor, the selected plurality of the image device properties to a predetermined number of characters;
automatically generate, with the processor, a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated plurality of the image device properties according to the plurality of weights; and
transmit, with the processor, the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline to convey the plurality of pipeline criteria for post-production of a scene captured by the image capture device.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the device parameter data structure uniquely identifies the image capture device and the selected plurality of the image device properties.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further caused to generate burn-in data that displays the device parameter data structure on an additional image capture device.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further caused to generate burn-in data that displays the device parameter data structure on a display device, the display device being distinct from the image capture device.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further caused to generate metadata comprising the device parameter data structure.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the computer is further caused to transmit the metadata with an image captured by the image capture device through the video post-production pipeline.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further caused to generate the device parameter data structure by maximizing semantic meaning according to the plurality of pipeline criteria.

8. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the device parameter data structure conveys framing data through the video post-production pipeline.

9. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the image capture device is a camera.

10. A method comprising:
receiving, with a processor, image device properties corresponding to an image capture device, wherein the image device properties include at least one of manufacturer, model, resolution, pixel aspect, extraction, aperture, or squeeze;
selecting, with the processor, a plurality of the image device properties based on a plurality of pipeline criteria, the pipeline criteria indicating a plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of the image device properties;
truncating, with the processor, the selected plurality of the image device properties to a predetermined number of characters;
automatically generating, with the processor, a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated plurality of the image device properties according to the plurality of weights; and
transmitting, with the processor, the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline to convey the plurality of pipeline criteria for post-production of a scene captured by the image capture device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the device parameter data structure uniquely identifies the image capture device and the selected plurality of the image device properties.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating burn-in data that displays the device parameter data structure on an additional image capture device.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating burn-in data that displays the device parameter data structure on a display device, the display device being distinct from the image capture device.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating metadata comprising the device parameter data structure.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the metadata with an image captured by the image capture device through the video post-production pipeline.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating the device parameter data structure by maximizing semantic meaning according to the plurality of pipeline criteria.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the device parameter data structure conveys framing data through the video post-production pipeline.

18. A system comprising:
a database that stores image device properties corresponding to an image capture device, wherein the image device properties include at least one of manufacturer, model, resolution, pixel aspect, extraction, aperture, or squeeze; and
a processor that:
selects a plurality of the image device properties based on a plurality of pipeline criteria,
truncates the selected plurality of the image device properties to a predetermined number of characters,
automatically generates a device parameter data structure by ordering the truncated plurality of the image device properties according to the plurality of weights, and
transmits the device parameter data structure through a video post-production pipeline to convey the plurality of pipeline criteria for post-production of a scene captured by the image capture device, the plurality of pipeline criteria indicating the plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of the image device properties.

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Maloney Michael
• Cerundolo Vince
• Shapiro Steven
• Sloan Blake

Classifications

• H04N23/80 Primary

  Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof · CPC title

• G06T1/60

  Memory management · CPC title

• G06T2200/28

  involving image processing hardware · CPC title

• G06T1/20 Primary

  Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining · CPC title

• H04N5/23229

  Electricity · mapped topic