Point of view multimedia provision

• US 10,728,584 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2019
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FieldCast, LLC
• Original Assignee: FieldCast, LLC
• Inventors: Anwar, Saeed Z, Tshering, Tenzing P
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US16/299,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20190208232A1
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234309 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or from Quicktime to Realvideo conversion of standards in analog television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6437 Real-time Transport Protocol [RTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A point of view multimedia provision may be provided. Embodiments of the provision may enable entities to integrate detection devices within a venue for data capture. The provision may further enable entities to implement access points to receive and transmit captured data from the detection devices. Users of the provision may use embodiments to ingest, analyze and process the data according to certain rules. Subsequently, the processed data may be combined into point-of-view content provided to end users. End users may use embodiments of the provision to request specific point of view content, receive such requested content, manipulate the content and provide feedback based on the provided content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

retrieving data from a plurality of data sources, wherein the data comprises metadata, audio data, video data, and telemetry data corresponding to a sporting event participant having an integrated capturing device;

providing a computer generated image (CGI) simulation associated with the stored data;

wherein providing the CGI simulation comprises;

receiving a command to generate a CGI simulation associated with the sporting event, and

generating the CGI simulation using, at least in part, the stored data corresponding to the plurality of data sources, wherein generating the CGI simulation further comprises;

accessing a plurality of rules for processing the data based on the command,

employ the rules and metadata for stitching content received from the plurality of data sources to perform at least one of the following;

stitch content from different data sources into a single frame, and

sequentially sequence frames captured by the different data sources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the command comprises receiving a selection of a plurality of sporting event participants to be associated with the CGI simulation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the command comprises receiving a selection of a simulation type associated with the sporting event.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein generating the CGI simulation comprises representing each sporting event participant'"'"'s involvement in the sporting event over time.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a selection, within the CGI simulation, of the sporting event participant being simulated; and

in response to the selection, provide additional data associated with the selected sporting event participant, wherein the additional data comprises;

audio data,

video data, and

telemetry data.