360° video multi-angle attention-focus recording
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1. A method of capturing view-point-encoded 360°
- video data with a 360°
camera, the method comprising;
capturing at the 360°
camera a frame of video including a substantially 360°
view;
receiving respective position information from a plurality of mobile electronic devices linked to the 360°
camera, the position information corresponding to a viewpoint of the respective mobile electronic device, wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device comprises a view angle of the mobile electronic device, and wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device further comprises a device focus of the mobile electronic device; and
recording the captured video frame in association with the received position information such that one or more viewpoints may be selected by a viewer upon playback of a series of video frames including the captured video frame.
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Abstract
A system and method of capturing view-point-encoded 360° video data with a 360° camera includes capturing a frame of video including a substantially 360° view and contemporaneously receiving position information from one or more mobile electronic devices such as cellphones linked to the camera. The position information identifies a viewpoint associated with each mobile electronic device. The camera records the captured video frame and the received position information together such that one or more of the viewpoints may be selected during later playback.
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1. A method of capturing view-point-encoded 360°
- video data with a 360°
camera, the method comprising;capturing at the 360°
camera a frame of video including a substantially 360°
view;receiving respective position information from a plurality of mobile electronic devices linked to the 360°
camera, the position information corresponding to a viewpoint of the respective mobile electronic device, wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device comprises a view angle of the mobile electronic device, and wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device further comprises a device focus of the mobile electronic device; andrecording the captured video frame in association with the received position information such that one or more viewpoints may be selected by a viewer upon playback of a series of video frames including the captured video frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- video data with a 360°
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7. A 360°
- video camera for capturing view-point-encoded 360°
video data, the camera comprising;an image-capture element; one or more lenses configured to focus gathered light onto the image-capture element to produce a video frame; and a controller configured to sense a position of multiple mobile electronic devices linked to the 360°
video camera, the position information of each of the multiple mobile electronic devices corresponding to a viewpoint of that mobile electronic device, and to record the video frame in association with the position information such that one or more selectable viewpoints are available upon playback of a video material including the video frame, wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device comprises a view angle of the mobile electronic device and wherein the viewpoint of a mobile electronic device further comprises a device focus of the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- video camera for capturing view-point-encoded 360°
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13. A method of recording a frame of 360°
- video data corresponding to a scene, the method comprising;
identifying multiple viewpoints of interest in the scene at a particular time; capturing a 360°
video frame of the scene at the particular time; andrecording the captured 360°
video frame and the multiple identified viewpoints of interest such that they are linked, thereby allowing a playback user to select one of the multiple identified viewpoints of interest from which to view the 360°
video frame, wherein each of the one or more viewpoints of interest comprises a view angle of the one or more mobile electronic devices, a device focus of the one or more mobile electronic devices, and a location of the one or more mobile electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (14)
- video data corresponding to a scene, the method comprising;
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