Production of alternative views for display on different types of devices

• US 10,284,882 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2017
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NBA Properties Incorporated (National Basketball Association Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: NBA Properties Incorporated (National Basketball Association Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hellmuth, Stephen, Harvey, Frank, Zulick, John, Surfer, Andrew B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Michael H
• Application Number:
  US15/693,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20190068997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234363 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for clients with a lower screen resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and method for producing alternative view video programming. The system and method may include capturing alternative view video data; integrating the video data with a standard feed created for typical consumption; converting the integrated data into a file structure appropriate for distribution; sending the file(s) to a distributor for delivery to an end user.

Claims

1. A system for providing alternative views for display on different types of devices, comprising:

a first camera outputting a first video signal, a second camera outputting a second video signal, and a third camera outputting a third video signal;

a first switch having a first input, a second input, and a first output, wherein the first video signal is received at the first input and the second video signal is received at the second input, and operable to switch between the first input and the second input to the first output; and

a second switch having a third input, a fourth input, and a second output, wherein the third video signal is received at the third input, and the second video signal is received at the fourth input wherein the second switch is operable to;

responsive to the first switch switching the first input to the first output, switch the third input to the second output; and

responsive to the first switch switching the second input to the first output, switch the fourth input to the second output.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first camera is located near the third camera.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the third camera provides a tighter field of view than the first camera.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first camera provides a wider field of view than the third camera.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third cameras are located at an event.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first output is to be provided to a first type of device and the second output is to be provided to a second type of device that is different from the first type of device.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the event is a basketball game.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the second output is to be provided to a mobile device.