Video-production system with metadata-based DVE feature

• US 10,622,018 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hundemer, Hank J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Harvey, David E
• Application Number:
  US15/295,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20170110152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/19 by using information detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating encoded video stream scene graphs
• 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 21/24 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth, upstream requests monitoring of server performance or load G06F11/34; arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 : for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 : Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 : involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 : Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 : Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 : by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/681 : Motion detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6815 : by distinguishing pan or tilt from motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/683 : performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 : Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 : between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0127 : by changing the field or frame frequency of the incoming video signal, e.g. frame rate converter
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/05 : Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 : Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/001 : for loudspeakers H04R29/007 takes precedence

Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a first computing system, content captured by a second computing system via a camera of the second computing system; (ii) receiving, by the first computing system, metadata of the received content, wherein the metadata was generated by the second computing system proximate a time when the second computing system captured the content; (iii) executing, by the first computing system, a digital-video effect (DVE), wherein executing the DVE causes the first computing system to generate video content that includes the received content and content derived from the received metadata; and (iv) transmitting, by the first computing system, to a third computing system, the generated video content for presentation of the generated video content on the third computing system.

Claims

1. A method performed by one or more processors of a first computing system, the method comprising:

receiving content captured by a second computing system via a camera of the second computing system;

receiving metadata of the received content, wherein the metadata was generated by the second computing system proximate a time when the second computing system captured the content;

deriving content from the received metadata, wherein the content derived from the received metadata is related to the received content;

executing a first digital-video effect (DVE), wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of first video content that includes the received content and a graphical representation of the content derived from the received metadata, wherein the graphical representation comprises a combination of the content derived from the received metadata and added text or graphics;

receiving second video content;

executing a second DVE, wherein executing the second DVE causes the generation of third video content that includes both the first video content and the second video content; and

transmitting to a third computing system, the generated third video content for presentation of the generated third video content on the third computing system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS), wherein the second computing system is an end-user device, and wherein the third computing system is another end-user device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata represents a time at which the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata represents a location of the second computing system proximate the time when the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of the first video content by overlaying the graphical representation of the content derived from the received metadata on the received content.

6. A method performed by one or more processors of a first computing system, the method comprising:

receiving content captured by a second computing system via a camera of the second computing system;

receiving metadata of the received content, wherein the metadata was generated by the second computing system proximate a time when the second computing system captured the content;

using the received metadata and predetermined data to determine data related to the received content;

executing a first digital-video effect (DVE), wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of first video content that includes the received content and a graphical representation of the determined data, wherein the graphical representation comprises a combination of the determined data and added text or graphics;

receiving second video content;

executing a second DVE, wherein executing the second DVE causes the generation of third video content that includes both the first video content and the second video content; and

transmitting to a third computing system, the generated third video content for presentation of the generated video content on the third computing system.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS), wherein the second computing system is an end-user device, and wherein the third computing system is another end-user device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the metadata represents a time at which the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content, and wherein the determined data represents a time period that has elapsed since the time at which the second computing system captured at least the portion of the content.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the metadata comprises data that represents a location of the second computing system proximate the time when the second computing system captured the content, and wherein the determined data is another representation of the location.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of the first video content by overlaying the graphical representation of the determined data on the received content.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of a first computing system, cause the first computing system to perform of a set of acts comprising:

receiving content captured by a second computing system via a camera of the second computing system;

receiving metadata of the received content, wherein the metadata was generated by the second computing system proximate a time when the second computing system captured the content;

deriving content from the received metadata, wherein the content derived from the received metadata is related to the received content;

executing a first digital-video effect (DVE), wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of first video content that includes the received content and a graphical representation of content derived from the received metadata, wherein the graphical representation comprises a combination of the content derived from the received metadata and added text or graphics;

receiving second video content;

executing a second DVE, wherein executing the second DVE causes the generation of third video content that includes both the first video content and the second video content; and

transmitting to a third computing system, the generated third video content for presentation of the generated video content on the third computing system.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the first computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS), wherein the second computing system is an end-user device, and wherein the third computing system is another end-user device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the metadata represents a time at which the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the metadata represents a location of the second computing system proximate the time when the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of the first video content by overlaying the graphical representation of the content derived from the received metadata on the received content.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of a first computing system, cause the first computing system to perform of a set of acts comprising:

receiving content captured by a second computing system via a camera of the second computing system;

receiving metadata of the received content, wherein the metadata was generated by the second computing system proximate a time when the second computing system captured the content;

using the received metadata and predetermined data to determine data related to the received content;

executing a first digital-video effect (DVE), wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of first video content that includes the received content and a graphical representation of the determined data, wherein the graphical representation comprises a combination of the determined data and added text or graphics;

receiving second video content;

executing a second DVE, wherein executing the second DVE causes the generation of third video content that includes both the first video content and the second video content; and

transmitting to a third computing system, the generated third video content for presentation of the generated video content on the third computing system.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first computing system is a video system comprising (i) a video-production system (VPS) and (ii) a video-broadcast system (VBS), wherein the second computing system is an end-user device, and wherein the third computing system is another end-user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the metadata represents a time at which the second computing system captured at least a portion of the content, and wherein the determined data represents a time period that has elapsed since the time at which the second computing system captured at least the portion of the content.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the metadata comprises data that represents a location of the second computing system proximate the time when the second computing system captured the content, and wherein the determined data is another representation of the location.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein executing the first DVE causes the generation of the first video content by overlaying the graphical representation of the determined data on the received content.