INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO COMPOSITING
First Claim
1. A method for combining video images in an interactive video system, the method comprising:
- receiving a first video signal associated with prerecorded video content having multiple frames;
receiving metadata associated with the first video signal, the metadata being indicative of selected ones of the multiple frames in which an original character of the prerecorded video content has been removed prior to said receiving the first video signal;
receiving a second video signal comprising second video content having a background image and a video image of a participant playing a role of the original character in front of the background image;
filtering the second video signal to remove the background image to create a modified second video signal with the video image of the participant; and
combining the first video signal and the modified second video signal to create combined video content, said combining comprising selectively inserting the video image of the participant in the selected ones of the multiple frames such that the participant appears in place of the original character by overlaying the modified second video signal on the first video signal such that placement of the video image of the participant is unrestricted within each of the selected ones of the multiple frames.
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Abstract
Certain interactive role performance systems and methods are disclosed that allow users to select a role to play in a prerecorded video, such as a movie scene, and to replace an original actor of that role with the user'"'"'s performance. In certain examples, the user selects a prerecorded scene from which a character has been removed and records his or her performance. The interactive role performance system can insert the user'"'"'s performance in place of the original character, thereby creating the appearance that the user is interacting, such as in real-time, with the other characters in the movie scene. Moreover, systems and methods can further utilize background subtraction techniques to isolate the user image. In further examples, the recorded user performance is stored separately from the prerecorded video.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for combining video images in an interactive video system, the method comprising:
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receiving a first video signal associated with prerecorded video content having multiple frames; receiving metadata associated with the first video signal, the metadata being indicative of selected ones of the multiple frames in which an original character of the prerecorded video content has been removed prior to said receiving the first video signal; receiving a second video signal comprising second video content having a background image and a video image of a participant playing a role of the original character in front of the background image; filtering the second video signal to remove the background image to create a modified second video signal with the video image of the participant; and combining the first video signal and the modified second video signal to create combined video content, said combining comprising selectively inserting the video image of the participant in the selected ones of the multiple frames such that the participant appears in place of the original character by overlaying the modified second video signal on the first video signal such that placement of the video image of the participant is unrestricted within each of the selected ones of the multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for interactive video entertainment, the system comprising:
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a first database comprising, prerecorded video content having multiple frames, and metadata associated with the prerecorded video content, the metadata identifying selected ones of the multiple frames in which an original character of the prerecorded video content has been removed; a video input configured to receive a real-time video signal comprising a video image of a participant and a background image; and a processing module configured to execute on a computing device, the processing module configured to, filter the real-time video signal to remove the background image to create a modified real-time video signal, and combine, based at least on the metadata, the prerecorded video content and the modified real-time video signal to selectively insert the video image of the participant in the selected ones of the multiple frames such that the video image of the participant appears in place of the original character and such that the video image of the participant can appear anywhere within each of the selected ones of the multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for combining video images, the system comprising:
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means for identifying selected ones of multiple frames of prerecorded video content in which an original character has been removed from the prerecorded video content; means for receiving a second video signal comprising a video image of a participant and a background image; means for filtering the second video signal to remove the background image and to create a modified second video signal; and means for combining, based at least on said identifying means, the prerecorded video content and the modified second video signal to selectively insert the video image of the participant in the selected ones of the multiple frames such that the video image of the participant appears in place of the original character, wherein said combining further comprises overlaying the modified second video signal on the prerecorded video content such that placement of the video image of the participant is unrestricted within each of the selected ones of the multiple frames. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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