AUTOMATED VIDEO SYSTEM FOR CONTEXT-APPROPRIATE OBJECT TRACKING
First Claim
1. A method for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area using an automated video system provided with a plurality of video cameras, each video camera producing a video stream, that are positioned about the predefined area, the method comprising:
- defining the predefined area into a plurality of zones;
defining a desired optimal view for each of the zones through which the target will be traveling during a performance routine;
determining the location and orientation of the target as the target is performing the performance routine;
identifying the zone in which the target is as an active zone;
determining a video camera among the plurality of video cameras that has the optimal view of the target defined for the active zone; and
designating the video stream from the selected video camera as the optimized video stream.
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Abstract
A system and methods for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area uses an automated video system provided with a plurality of video cameras that are positioned about the predefined area by tracking the moving target and determining which of the video cameras is positioned to provide the user defined optimal view of the target and integrating the video stream from that camera to the optimized video stream.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area using an automated video system provided with a plurality of video cameras, each video camera producing a video stream, that are positioned about the predefined area, the method comprising:
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defining the predefined area into a plurality of zones;
defining a desired optimal view for each of the zones through which the target will be traveling during a performance routine;
determining the location and orientation of the target as the target is performing the performance routine;
identifying the zone in which the target is as an active zone;
determining a video camera among the plurality of video cameras that has the optimal view of the target defined for the active zone; and
designating the video stream from the selected video camera as the optimized video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. The method of claim I further comprising:
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storing the optimized video stream and the video streams from each of the plurality of video cameras;
subsequently recalling the recorded optimized video stream and revising the optimized video stream using the stored video streams from the plurality of video cameras.
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10. A method for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area using an automated video system provided with a plurality of video cameras, each video camera producing a video stream, that are positioned about the predefined area, the method comprising:
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defining a desired optimal view for generating the optimized video stream for a performance routine to be performed by the target;
determining the location and orientation of the target as the target is moving through the performance routine;
determining a video camera among the plurality of video cameras that has the optimal view of the target; and
designating the video stream from the video camera having the optimal view as the optimized video stream. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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18. A method for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area using an automated video system provided with a plurality of video cameras, each video camera producing a video stream, that are positioned about the predefined area, the method comprising:
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defining the predefined area into a plurality of zones;
assigning a video camera from the plurality of video cameras to each of the plurality of zones to provide an optimal view of the target;
tracking the position of the target moving through the predefined area;
identifying the zone in which the target is as an active zone; and
designating the video stream from the video camera assigned to the active zone as the optimized video stream.
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23. An automated video system for generating an optimized video stream of a target that is moving within a predefined area comprising:
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a target sensing subsystem for acquiring the location and orientation of the target and generate target location and orientation data;
a plurality of video cameras positioned about the predefined area, each video camera producing a video stream;
a camera control subsystem controlling the video cameras to track the target utilizing the target location data;
a user interface subsystem through which a user defines at least one optimal view of the target to be used for generating the optimized video stream;
a central command component for determining and selecting a video camera among the plurality of video cameras that has the optimal view of the target and designating the video stream from the selected video camera as the optimized video stream, the central command component also controlling and coordinating the functions of the various subsystems;
at least one data storage subsystem for recording the optimized video stream on a storage medium for future play-back; and
at least one display subsystem provided for visually displaying the optimized video stream. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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