Automatically generating notes and annotating multimedia content specific to a video production

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016323483-A1
Application number	US-201514698386-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 28, 2015
Priority date	Apr 28, 2015
Publication date	Nov 3, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Automatically annotating a multimedia content at a base station includes (i) identifying an optimal pairing between a video capturing device and a base station, (ii) receiving, from a video sensor embedded in the video capturing device that captures a video associated with a user, a video sensor data based on the optimal pairing, (iii) receiving, from the video capturing device, a set of information associated with the video capturing device, (iv) synchronizing the video and the video sensor data to obtain a synchronized video content using a transmitted signal power from the video capturing device and a received signal power at the base station, and (v) annotating the synchronized video content with the set of information to obtain an annotated video content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for automatically annotating a multimedia content at a base station, said method comprising:
identifying, an optimal pairing between a video capturing device and said base station; receiving by a processor, from a video sensor embedded in said video capturing device that captures a video associated with a user, a video sensor data based on said optimal pairing, wherein said video sensor data comprises a time series of location data, direction data, orientation data, and a position of said user; receiving by said processor, from said video capturing device, a set of information associated with said video capturing device, wherein said set of information comprises at least one of a current memory level, a current power level, a range data, a location data, an orientation data, lighting, and or identifier; synchronizing by said processor, said video and said video sensor data to obtain a synchronized video content based on (i) a transmitted signal power from said video capturing device, and (ii) a received signal power at said base station; and annotating said synchronized video content with said set of information to obtain an annotated video content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording a radiation pattern associated with said video capturing device and a sensitivity pattern associated with said base station, wherein said radiation pattern and said sensitivity pattern are beam-like, lobe-like or spherical.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a comparison between said annotated video content and production data obtained from a production data server, and automatically generating recommended digital notes based on said comparison.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by said processor, at least one user suggested digital notes from a user; associating said annotated video content with said at least one user suggested digital notes.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said production data is selected from the group comprising of a script, scenes, characters, camera operators, a shoot schedule, call times, digital notes, background information and research notes.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting from said base station to said video capturing device, an acknowledgement when said video, said video sensor data, and said set of information are received at said base station, wherein at least one of said video, said video sensor data, or said set of information is erased from a memory of said video capturing device based on said acknowledgement.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording a radiation pattern associated with said base station and a sensitivity pattern associated with said video capturing device, wherein said radiation pattern and said sensitivity pattern are beam-like, lobe-like, or spherical.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising localizing said video capturing device in an environment or with respect to said base station based on said radiation pattern of said base station and said sensitivity pattern of said video capturing device.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising identifying said radiation pattern of said base station based on a signal receiving power, said location data, and said orientation data obtained from said video capturing device from at least one location.

10 . A method for automatically annotating multimedia content obtained from at least one video capturing device comprising a first video capturing device and a second capturing device at a base station, said method comprising:
selecting a first optimal pairing between said base station and said first video capturing device; receiving by said processor, from said first video capturing device, a first set of information associated with said first video capturing device based on said first optimal pairing, wherein said first set of information comprises at least one of a current memory level, a current power level, a range data, a location data, an orientation data, lighting, and an identifier; selecting a second optimal pairing between said base station and said second video capturing device; receiving by said processor, from said second video capturing device, a second set of information associated with said second video capturing device based on said second optimal pairing, wherein said second set of information comprises at least one of a current memory level, a current power level, a range data, a location data, an orientation data, lighting, and an identifier; selecting said first video capturing device or said second video capturing device based on said first set of information and said second set of information to obtain a selected video capturing device and a selected set of information; obtaining by said processor, from a video sensor embedded in said selected video capturing device that captures a video associated with a user, a video sensor data comprising a time series of location data, direction data, orientation data, and a position of said user; synchronizing by said processor, said video and said video sensor data to obtain a synchronized video content using (i) said first optimal pairing when said selected video capturing device is said first video capturing device, or (ii) said second optimal pairing when said selected video capturing device is said second video capturing device; and annotating said synchronized video content with said selected set of information to obtain an annotated video content.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said first set of information comprises at least one of the radiation pattern associated with said first video capturing device, and the sensitivity pattern associated with said base station, and wherein said radiation pattern and said sensitivity pattern are beam-like, lobe-like, or spherical.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said second set of information comprises at least one of the radiation pattern associated with said second video capturing device, and the sensitivity pattern associated with said base station, and wherein said radiation pattern and said sensitivity pattern are beam-like, lobe-like, or spherical.

13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising performing a comparison between said annotated video content and production data obtained from a production data server.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising automatically generating recommended digital notes based on said comparison.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting from said base station to said selected video capturing device, an acknowledgement when said video, said video sensor data, and said selected set of information are received at said base station, wherein at least one of said video, said video sensor data, and said selected set of information is automatically erased from a memory of said selected video capturing device based on said acknowledgement.

16 . A base station for automatically annotating multimedia content obtained from an at least one video capturing device comprising a first video capturing device and a second capturing device, said base station comprising:
a memory that stores instructions and a database; a processor executed by said instructions; an optimal pair selection module which when executed by said processor selects (i) a first optimal pairing between said base station and said first video capturing device, and (ii) a second optimal pairing between said base station and said second video capturing device; a video capturing device informati

Assignees

• Invent Ly Llc

Inventors

• Brown Stephen J

Classifications

• G11B27/10

  Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel · CPC title

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• H04N23/60

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H04N5/2228 Primary

  Video assist systems used in motion picture production, e.g. video cameras connected to viewfinders of motion picture cameras or related video signal processing · CPC title

• G11B27/11

  by using information not detectable on the record carrier · CPC title