System and method for obtaining video of multiple moving fixation points within a dynamic scene
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene, comprising:
- a control unit;
a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device;
a plurality of image generators, wherein each image generator is in communication with one of the image capturing devices, and wherein a first of the image generators is responsive to a command from the control unit; and
a surround-view image sequence generator in communication with each of the image generators and responsive to the command from the control unit for generating a surround-view video sequence of the fixation point based on output from certain of the image generators.
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Abstract
A system and method for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene. According to one embodiment, the system includes a control unit and a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device. The system also includes a plurality of image generators, wherein each image generator is in communication with one of the image capturing devices, and wherein a first of the image generators is responsive to a command from the control unit. The system also includes a surround-view image sequence generator in communication with each of the image generators and responsive to the command from the control unit for generating a surround-view video sequence of the fixation point within the scene based on output from certain of the image generators.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene, comprising:
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a control unit;
a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device;
a plurality of image generators, wherein each image generator is in communication with one of the image capturing devices, and wherein a first of the image generators is responsive to a command from the control unit; and
a surround-view image sequence generator in communication with each of the image generators and responsive to the command from the control unit for generating a surround-view video sequence of the fixation point based on output from certain of the image generators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene, comprising:
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a control unit;
a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device;
a plurality of image generators, wherein each image generator is in communication with one of the image capturing devices, and wherein a first of the image generators is responsive to a viewing angle command and a zoom command from the control unit;
a mapping module for outputting a viewing angle command and a zoom command to each of the image generators other than the first image generator based on the viewing angle command and the zoom command from the control unit; and
an image sequencing module in communication with each of the image generators for outputting an image of the fixation point from certain of the image generators in sequence according to the position of the image generators around the scene. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene, comprising:
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a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device;
a plurality of image generators, wherein each image generator is in communication with one of the image capturing devices;
means for controlling a viewing angle and zoom parameter for each of the image generators; and
means for generating a surround-view video sequence of the fixation point based on output from certain of the image generators. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for obtaining video of a moving fixation point within a scene, comprising:
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capturing a first plurality of images of the fixation point with a plurality of non-moving image capturing devices positioned around the scene, wherein the scene is within a field of view of each image capturing device;
generating a viewing angle command and a zoom command for each image capturing device; and
generating a second plurality of images, wherein each image of the second plurality of images corresponds to an image that a virtual camera located at a position of each of the image capturing devices would capture based on the first plurality of images, the viewing angle command for each image capturing device, and the zoom parameter for each image capturing device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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