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Network-controlled 3D video capture

  • US 10,594,917 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2017
  • Issued: 03/17/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device comprising:

  • a processing unit;

    memory; and

    a network connection;

    the computing device programmed, via computer-executable instructions, to implement a controller that performs operations for controlling three-dimensional (3D) video capture, the operations comprising;

    receiving, via the network connection, connections from a plurality of components, wherein the plurality of components process information for generating a three-dimensional holographic video output from a captured real-world video input, wherein the plurality of components run on a plurality of other computing devices, and wherein the plurality of other computing devices are separate from the computing device and communicate with the computing device via the network connection, and wherein the plurality of components comprise;

    a plurality of depth generators;

    an encoder, wherein the encoder transmits encoded video images from a plurality of video cameras to a distributor; and

    the distributor, wherein the distributor distributes image data from the encoded video images to the plurality of depth generators;

    receiving, via the network connection, state update messages from the plurality of components, wherein the state update messages comprise indications that the plurality of components are in a ready state; and

    after receiving the state update messages from the plurality of components, broadcasting, via the network connection, a start command to the plurality of components;

    wherein the plurality of components start processing information for generating the three-dimensional holographic video output from the captured real-world video input based, at least in part, on the start command received from the computing device.

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