Method of generating a composite output including a live image portion and an electronic map portion

• US 20050088544A1
• Filed: 04/16/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastern Broadcasting Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Eastern Broadcasting Company Limited
• Inventors: Wang, Frank
• Application Number:
  US10/826,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20050088544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/05 Mobile studios
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/07 characterised by processes or methods for the generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/50 of broadcast or relay stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/70 using geographical information, e.g. maps, charts or atlases
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

A method of generating a composite output includes the steps of: a) capturing a live image; b) generating an electronic map; and c) generating a composite output including at least one of a live image portion corresponding to the live image captured in step a), and an electronic map portion corresponding to the electronic map generated in step b).

Claims

1. A method of generating a composite output, comprising the steps of:

a) capturing a live image;

b) generating an electronic map; and

c) generating a composite output including at least one of a live image portion corresponding to the live image captured in step a), and an electronic map portion corresponding to the electronic map generated in step b).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the live image is captured using a digital camera in step a).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic map generated in step b) indicates a location where the live image is being captured in step a).

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electronic map is generated using a global position system (GPS) terminal in step b).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composite output includes both the live image portion and the electronic map portion which is superposed on the live image portion.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

d) broadcasting the composite output.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein steps a) b) and c) are performed in a first location.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein step d) is performed in a second location different from the first location, said method further comprising, between steps c) and d):

e) transmitting the composite output to the second location.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, in step e), the composite output is transmitted to the second location through a network.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the network is a telephone network.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the network is a computer network.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, in step e), the composite output is transmitted to the second location in a compressed file format.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein step d) includes:

editing the composite output to generate an edited output; and

broadcasting the edited output to a subscriber.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

d) picking-up a live audio associated with the live image;

the composite output further including a live audio portion corresponding to the live audio picked up in step d).

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, further comprising the step of:

e) broadcasting the composite output.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein steps a), b), c) and d) are performed in a first location.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein step e) is performed in a second location different from the first location, said method further comprising, between steps c) and e):

f) transmitting the composite output to the second location.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein, in step f), the composite output is transmitted to the second location through a network.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein, in step f), the composite output is transmitted to the second location in a compressed file format.

20. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein step e) includes:

editing the composite output to generate an edited output; and

broadcasting the edited output to a subscriber.