CONTENT TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A content transmission apparatus, comprising:
- a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras;
a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table;
a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus;
a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and
a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus, including: a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network.
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15 Claims
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1. A content transmission apparatus, comprising:
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a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A content transmission method for a content transmission apparatus which supplies a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras to a content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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producing a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; supplying the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; broadcasting one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and delivering one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained video content through a network, carried out by the content transmission apparatus.
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6. A program for causing a computer to function as:
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a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT (View Relation Table) including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained video content through a network.
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7. A content reproduction apparatus for reproducing a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras, comprising:
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an acquisition section adapted to acquire a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; an inputting section adapted to input a viewpoint moving operation from a user therethrough; a reception section adapted to receive, from among the plural viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, the plurality of viewpoint videos corresponding to the inputted viewpoint moving operation based on the VRT; and a production section adapted to produce a video corresponding to the viewpoint moving operation based on the received plural viewpoint videos. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A content reproduction method for a content reproduction apparatus which reproduces a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras, comprising:
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acquiring a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; inputting a viewpoint moving operation from a user therethrough; receiving, from among the plural viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, a plurality of viewpoint videos corresponding to the inputted viewpoint moving operation based on the VRT; and producing a video corresponding to the viewpoint moving operation based on the received plural viewpoint videos, carried out by the content reproduction apparatus.
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14. A program for causing a computer, which reproduces a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras, to function as:
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an acquisition section adapted to acquire a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; an inputting section adapted to input a viewpoint moving operation from a user therethrough; a reception section adapted to receive, from among the plural viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, a plurality of viewpoint videos corresponding to the inputted viewpoint moving operation based on the VRT; and a production section adapted to produce a video corresponding to the viewpoint moving operation based on the received plural viewpoint videos.
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15. A content delivery system which includes:
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a content transmission apparatus; and a content reproduction apparatus, wherein the content transmission apparatus includes a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to the content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network; and the content reproduction apparatus includes an acquisition section adapted to acquire the VRT; an inputting section adapted to input a viewpoint moving operation from a user therethrough; a reception section adapted to receive, from among the plural viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, a plurality of the viewpoint videos corresponding to the inputted viewpoint moving operation based on the VRT; and a production section adapted to produce a video corresponding to the viewpoint moving operation based on the received plural viewpoint videos.
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