GROUP DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20110157227A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc (KPP (no. 2) Trustees Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc (KPP (no. 2) Trustees Ltd.)
• Inventors: Bogart, William J., Ptucha, Raymond W., Whitby, Laura R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,179,102 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A system for generating an image display comprising a digital camera for capturing digital images, a computer for automatically selecting a digital image template having a designated location for disposing one of the captured digital images, and the computer for selecting one of the captured digital images to be disposed therein, an electronic display for displaying the digital template with the captured digital image disposed in the designated location, and a transmission channel for transmitting to the electronic display the captured digital images.

Claims

1. A system for generating an image display, comprising the steps of:

a digital camera for capturing digital images;

a computer for automatically selecting a digital image template having at least one designated location for disposing at least one of the captured digital images, and for selecting said at least one of the captured digital images to be disposed therein;

an electronic display for displaying the digital template with said at least one of the captured digital images disposed in the at least one designated location; and

a transmission channel for transmitting to the electronic display said at least one of the captured digital images.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the template comprises template attributes, the captured digital images comprise image elements, and the computer comprises means for automatically selecting said at least one of the captured digital images whose image elements correspond to the template attributes.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the digital camera includes means for capturing a motion digital image and wherein the electronic display includes means for displaying the digital template with said motion digital image disposed in the at least one designated location.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the motion digital image is a live motion digital image.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the transmission channel is a wireless channel.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic display is disposed in a location visible to a plurality of people and said at least one of the captured digital images includes at least one of the plurality of people.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein said plurality of people are all located in an arena or a stadium, and the electronic display includes an arena display or stadium display.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the digital camera is a roving camera at the arena or stadium.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the digital camera is a stationary rotatable camera at the arena or stadium.

10. A system for generating a scoreboard display, comprising:

a digital camera located at an entertainment venue during an entertainment event for capturing digital images thereof;

a computer for selecting at least one of the captured images including selecting at least one template within which to dispose the at least one of the captured images; and

a screen coupled to the computer for displaying the template and the at least one of the captured images disposed therein.

11. The system according to claim 12 wherein the step of capturing includes the step of capturing at least one digital image of a person attending the entertainment event.

12. The system according to claim 10 wherein said at least one of the captured images is a motion image.

13. The system according to claim 10 wherein said at least one of the captured images is a live motion image.