System and method for presenting and viewing a spherical video segment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9602795-B1
Application number	US-201615050297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Feb 22, 2016
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods for presenting and viewing a spherical video segment is provided. The spherical video segment including tag information associated with an event of interest may be obtained. The tag information may identify a point in time and a viewing angle at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment. An orientation of a two dimensional display may be determined based upon output signals of a sensor. A display field of view within the spherical video segment may be determined and presented on the display based upon the orientation of the display. The display field of view may be captured as a two dimensional video segment. If the viewing angle of the event of interest is outside the display field of view proximate the point in time, a notification may be presented within the display field of view.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for presenting an event of interest within a spherical video segment, the system comprising:
a two dimensional display configured to present two dimensional images;
a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying information related to an orientation of the display;
one or more physical computer processors configured by computer readable instructions to:
obtain the spherical video segment, the spherical video segment including tag information associated with the event of interest in the spherical video segment, the tag information identifying a point in time in the spherical video segment and a viewing angle within the spherical video segment at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment;
determine the orientation of the display based on the output signals;
determine a display field of view within the spherical video segment to be presented on the display based on the orientation of the display;
effectuate presentation of the display field of view of the spherical video segment on the display;
proximate to the point in time, determine whether the viewing angle is located within the display field of view;
responsive to a determination proximate to the point in time that the viewing angle is outside the display field of view, generate alert information indicating the event of interest for the spherical video segment is located outside the display field of view; and
effectuate presentation of a notification based upon the alert information, wherein the notification includes the alert information and is presented within the display field of view.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein proximate to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable includes one or more of a predefined time period prior to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, a predefined time period after the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, and/or the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes a graphical representation of the alert information within the display field of view.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the graphical representation includes a direction to orient the display to include the viewing angle within the display field of view.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the graphical representation includes the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes an audible representation of the alert information.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the audible representation of the alert information includes an audible directions to orient the display to include the viewing angle within the display field of view.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive, from a client computing platform associated with a user, tag information associated with a second event of interest in the spherical video segment, the tag information identifying a second point in time in the spherical video segment and a second viewing angle within the spherical video segment at which the second event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
store the tag information associated with the second event of interest for the spherical video segment.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
effectuate transmission of the tag information associated with the second event of interest to a second client computing platform.

11. A method for presenting an event of interest within a spherical video segment, the method comprising:
obtaining the spherical video segment, the spherical video segment including tag information associated with the event of interest in the spherical video segment, the tag information identifying a point in time in the spherical video segment and a viewing angle within the spherical video segment at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment;
determining an orientation of a two dimensional display based on output signals generated by a sensor, wherein the display is configured to present two dimensional images and the output signals convey information related to the orientation of the display;
determining a display field of view within the spherical video segment to be presented on the display based on the orientation of the display;
effectuate presentation of the display field of view of the spherical video segment on the display;
proximate to the point in time, determining whether the viewing angle is located within the display field of view;
responsive to a determination proximate to the point in time that the viewing angle is outside the display field of view, generating alert information indicating the event of interest for the spherical video segment is located outside the display field of view; and
effectuate presentation of a notification based upon the alert information, wherein the notification includes the alert information and is presented within the display field of view.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein proximate to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable includes one or more of a predefined time period prior to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, a predefined time period after the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, and/or the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the notification includes a graphical representation of the alert information within the display field of view.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the graphical representation includes a direction to orient the display to include the viewing angle within the display field of view.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the graphical representation includes the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the notification includes an audible representation of the alert information.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the audible representation of the alert information includes an audible directions to orient the display to include the viewing angle within the display field of view.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receiving, from a client computing platform associated with a user, tag information associated with a second event of interest in the spherical video segment, the tag information identifying a second point in time in the spherical video segment and a second viewing angle within the spherical video segment at which the second event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
storing the tag information associated with the second event of interest for the spherical video segment.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
effectuate transmission of the tag information associated with the second event of interest to a second client computing platform.

Assignees

• Gopro Inc

Inventors

• Matias Joven
• Newman David
• Phan Ha
• Bucklin Timothy

Classifications

• G11B27/105 Primary

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• H04N9/87 Primary

  Regeneration of colour television signals (H04N9/80 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/634

  Warning indications · CPC title

• H04N23/698

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