SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTRAYAL OF OBJECT OR CHARACTER TARGET FEATURES IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY COMPUTER-GENERATED VIDEO
First Claim
1. A method of making a video employing a target visual image, comprising:
- a. receiving a target visual image;
b. receiving a source video, the source video including a track in which a computer-generated object is defined;
c. using the target visual image to form at least a portion of the computer-generated object;
d. rendering at least the computer-generated object into a video format; and
e. combining the rendered computer-generated object and the source video to form a final video.
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Abstract
Consumers may appear to be featured in videos by being appropriately photographed and their image mapped onto a character in a video. A pre-existing video file has a computer-generated (“CG”) actor rendered throughout, except in, e.g., a head region, where a consumer'"'"'s image data will be mapped. The consumer'"'"'s image data is mapped onto the CG actor, and the CG actor'"'"'s animation track is mixed with the remainder of the video, completing the same. The consumer may choose from among several videos, depending on the genre they prefer. The system and method may also apply to marketing and advertising methods, especially with regard to targeted advertising and product placement.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of making a video employing a target visual image, comprising:
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a. receiving a target visual image; b. receiving a source video, the source video including a track in which a computer-generated object is defined; c. using the target visual image to form at least a portion of the computer-generated object; d. rendering at least the computer-generated object into a video format; and e. combining the rendered computer-generated object and the source video to form a final video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for making a video employing a target visual image from a consumer, comprising:
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a. a target visual image acquisition module to receive target visual image data; b. a database to store one or more source videos, each source video including a track in which a computer-generated object is defined; c. a mapping module to map the target visual image data onto at least a portion of a mesh corresponding to the computer-generated object; d. a rendering module to render the computer-generated object into a video format; and e. a combining module to combine the rendered portion of the computer-generated object with the source video to produce a final video. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for creating a short film in which a consumer is displayed as an actor therein, comprising.
a. photographing a consumer from at least two angles, and storing the photographic data obtained thereby; -
b. receiving a video choice from a consumer, the choice corresponding to a selection of a source video from an assortment of at least two source videos, each source video having at least one track for a computer-generated actor, and wherein the video is pre-rendered except for a head area of the computer-generated actor; c. mapping the photographic data of the consumer onto the head area of the computer-generated actor; d. rendering at least the computer-generated actor into a video format; e. combining the results of the rendering with the source video to result in a final video; and f. recording data corresponding to the final video onto a DVD. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of advertising within videos employing targeted visual images, comprising:
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a. receiving a target visual image from a library of target visual images; b. receiving a source video, the source video including a track in which a computer-generated object is defined; c. using the target visual image to form at least a portion of the computer-generated object; d. rendering at least the computer-generated object into a video format; and e. combining the rendered computer-generated object and the source video to form a final video. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification