IMAGE CAPTURE AND DISPLAY CONFIGURATION

• US 20100013738A1
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Covannon, Edward, Enge, Amy D., Fredlund, John R.
• Application Number:
  US12/173,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20100013738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums

Abstract

A method for coordinating presentation of multiple perspective content data for a subject scene receives separate display perspective signals, each corresponding to one of a plurality of display segments and processes each of the separate display perspective signals to generate a corresponding content configuration data request. At least one image-content generating device is configured according to the corresponding content configuration data request. Image data content of the subject scene is obtained from the at least one image-content generating device.

Claims

1. A method for coordinating presentation of multiple perspective content data for a subject scene, comprising:

receiving separate display perspective signals, each corresponding to one of a plurality of display segments;

processing each of the separate display perspective signals to generate a corresponding content configuration data request;

configuring at least one image-content generating device according to the corresponding content configuration data request; and

obtaining image data content of the subject scene from the at least one image-content generating device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein configuring the at least one image-content generating device according to the corresponding content configuration data request comprises adjusting one or more of spatial position and field of view of the image-content generating device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more of the display segments are automatically movable.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one image-content generating device is a camera.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one image-content generating device is a computer that generates synthetic images.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein image data content is received simultaneously from two or more image-content generating devices.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the image data content provides a three-dimensional image of the subject scene.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one image-content generating device is automatically movable.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the display perspective signal is indicative of field of view.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the obtained image data content on one or more of the display segments.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the content configuration data request specifies one or more of location, spatial orientation, date, time, and field of view.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing audible or visual feedback for configuring the at least one image-content generating device.

13. A method for coordinating presentation of multiple perspective content data, comprising:

obtaining image data content representative of a subject scene from each of at least one image-content generating device, wherein the image data content comprises configuration data related to at least the spatial position of the image-content generating device;

configuring the spatial position of at least one display segment according to the configuration data; and

displaying an image on the at least one display segment according to the obtained image data content.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing audible or visual feedback for configuring the spatial position of the at least one display segment.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein configuring the spatial position of at least one display segment comprises energizing an actuator that is coupled to the at least one display segment.

16. An apparatus for displaying content data for a subject scene comprising:

two or more display segments, each display segment coupled to a display position sensor that provides a display perspective signal according to the position of the display segment;

two or more image-content generating devices, wherein at least one of the image-content generating devices is coupled to a first actuator that is actuable for positioning the at least one image-content generating device according to an actuator control signal; and

a control logic processing system that provides the actuator control signal to the first actuator for positioning the at least one image-content generating device in response to the provided display perspective signal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising:

a second actuator coupled to at least one of the two or more display segments and actuable for positioning the at least one display segment according to a display configuration control signal; and

an image-content generating device position sensor coupled to at least one of the two or more image-content generating devices, the image-content generating device position sensor disposed to provide an imager configuration signal according to the position of the at least one image-content generating device;

wherein the control logic processing system further provides the display configuration control signal in response to the provided imager configuration signal.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein at least one of the image-content generating devices is a camera.

19. An apparatus for displaying content data for a subject scene comprising:

two or more image-content generating devices, wherein each image-content generating device is coupled to an image-content generating device position sensor, each image-content generating device position sensor disposed to provide an imager configuration signal according to the position of its corresponding image-content generating device;

two or more display segments, each display segment coupled to an actuator that is actuable for positioning the corresponding display segment according to a display configuration control signal; and

a control logic processing system that provides the display configuration control signal to each display segment in response to the imager configuration signal from a corresponding image-content generating device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein at least one of the image-content generating devices is a camera.