CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM INSERTION SYSTEM

• US 20110211094A1
• Filed: 05/05/2011
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Schraga
• Original Assignee: Steven Schraga
• Inventors: SCHRAGA, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 8,739,202 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23412 for generating or manipulating the scene composition of objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

An object insertion system is provided for inserting a portion of a model image into an image signal. The object insertion system includes a camera that obtains the model image. An image processor determines the portion of the model image to be inserted into the image signal from the model image obtained by the camera. The image processor extracts the portion of the model image from the model image. An image extractor determines an image component of the image signal, and the image processor inserts the portion of the model image into the image signal as the image component. The image processor determines the portion of the model image from the model image obtained by the camera based on the image component of the image signal determined by the image extractor.

Claims

1. An object insertion system for inserting a portion of a model image into an image signal, comprising:

a camera that obtains the model image;

an image extractor that determines an image component of the image signal; and

an image processor that determines the portion of the model image to be inserted into the image signal from the model image obtained by the camera, extracts the portion of the model image from the model image, and inserts the portion of the model image into the image signal as the image component,

wherein the image processor determines the portion of the model image from the model image obtained by the camera based on the image component of the image signal determined by the image extractor.

2. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein

the image processor determines an orientation of the image component of the image signal as coordinate system variables, and

the camera is movable for obtaining a plurality of model images at different values of the coordinate system variables.

3. The object insertion system according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of model images at the different values of the coordinate system variables define a moving image.

4. The object insertion system according to claim 2, wherein the camera is configured to obtain each of the plurality of model images at the different values of the coordinate system variables in real-time.

5. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal is associated with identification information for identifying a user that is associated with the portion of the model image.

6. The object insertion system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a feature extractor that determines a movement of the image component of the image signal,

wherein the image processor adjusts the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with the movement of the image component determined by the feature extractor.

7. The object insertion system according to claim 6, wherein the feature extractor determines the movement of the image component of the image signal by identifying a plurality of features of the image component and determining a motion vector for each of the plurality of features.

8. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein

the image component of the image signal is predetermined and includes movement information of the image component,

the image processor adjusts the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with the movement information of the image component, and

the camera is moveable for obtaining a plurality of model images from a plurality of perspectives.

9. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein

the image processor analyzes the image component of the image signal to determine movement information of the image component,

the image processor adjusts the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with the movement information of the image component, and

the camera is moveable for obtaining a plurality of model images from a plurality of perspectives.

10. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein

the image processor adjusts the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with the image component of the image signal, and

the camera is moveable for obtaining a plurality of model images from a plurality of perspectives.

11. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein

the image processor adjusts a display characteristic of the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with a display characteristic of the image component of the image signal, and

the camera is moveable for obtaining a plurality of model images from a plurality of perspectives.

12. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the image signal is a game.

13. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the camera, the image extractor, and the image processor are integral.

14. The object insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the model image is a moving image that is obtained by the camera.

15. The object insertion system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an audio extractor that determines an audio component of an audio signal, the audio signal corresponding to the image signal; and

an audio processor that extracts at least a portion of an audio recording and inserts the portion of the audio recording into the audio signal as the audio component.

16. A method for inserting a portion of a model image into an image signal, comprising:

obtaining the model image with a camera;

determining the portion of the model image to be inserted into the image signal from the model image obtained by the camera;

extracting the portion of the model image from the model image;

determining an image component of the image signal; and

inserting the portion of the model image into the image signal as the image component,

wherein the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal is determined from the model image obtained by the camera based on the image component of the image signal.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

determining an orientation of the image component of the image signal as coordinate system variables; and

moving the camera to obtain a plurality of model images at different values of the coordinate system variables.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of model images at the different values of the coordinate system variables define a moving image.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the camera is configured to obtain each of the plurality of model images at the different values of the coordinate system variables in real-time.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal is associated with identification information for identifying a user that is associated with the portion of the model image.

21. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

determining a movement of the image component of the image signal,

wherein the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal is adjusted in accordance with the movement of the image component determined by the feature extractor.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein the image signal is a game.

23. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

determining an audio component of an audio signal, the audio signal corresponding to the image signal;

extracting at least a portion of an audio recording; and

inserting the portion of the audio recording into the audio signal as the audio component.

24. A non-transitory computer readable medium for inserting a portion of a model image into an image signal, comprising,

an image obtaining code segment that obtains the model image;

a model image determining code segment that determines the portion of the model image to be inserted into the image signal from the model image obtained by the image obtaining code segment;

a model image extracting code segment that extracts the portion of the model image from the model image;

an image component determining code segment that determines an image component of the image signal; and

a model image inserting code segment that inserts the portion of the model image into the image signal as the image component,

wherein the model image determining code segment determines the portion of the model image from the model image obtained by the image obtaining code segment based on the image component of the image signal determined by the image component determining code segment.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, further comprising:

an orientation determining code segment that determines an orientation of the image component of the image signal as coordinate system variables; and

a camera moving code segment that moves a camera for obtaining a plurality of model images at different values of the coordinate system variables with the image obtaining code segment.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the plurality of model images at the different values of the coordinate system variables define a moving image

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the image obtaining code segment is configured to obtain each of the plurality of model images at the different values of the predetermined coordinate system variables in real-time.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal is associated with identification information for identifying a user that is associated with the portion of the model image.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, further comprising:

a feature extracting code segment that determines a movement one of within the image component of the image signal and of the image component of the image signal,

wherein the model image inserting code segment adjusts the portion of the model image that is inserted into the image signal in accordance with the movement determined by the feature extracting code segment.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the image signal is a game.

31. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, further comprising:

an audio component determining code segment that determines an audio component of an audio signal, the audio signal corresponding to the image signal;

an audio recording extracting code segment that extracts at least a portion of an audio recording; and

an audio recording inserting code segment that inserts the portion of the audio recording into the audio signal as the audio component.