PRESENTING CONTENT AND AUGMENTING A BROADCAST

• US 20120204202A1
• Filed: 02/08/2012
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Rowley, Marc W., Gay, Michael F., Bistis, Lori M., Pringle, Jesse B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,990,842 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/40 Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

A method and system augments a broadcast by detecting an event that occurs while viewing a broadcast data by at least one user; when the event is detected, automatically capturing feedback data with a human computer interaction (HCI) capturing device (HCICD) from the at least one user, the feedback data being indicative of a measurement of the user from viewing the event; generating a feature data as a function of the feedback data; including the feature data in the broadcast data to generate an augmented broadcast data; and transmitting the augmented broadcast data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting an event that occurs while at least one user is viewing broadcast data;

when the event is detected, automatically capturing feedback data with a human computer interaction (HCI) capturing device (HCICD) from the at least one user, the feedback data being indicative of a measurement of the user from viewing the event;

generating feature data as a function of the feedback data;

including the feature data in the broadcast data to generate an augmented broadcast data; and

transmitting the augmented broadcast data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast data is one of a live broadcast, a live broadcast with a delay, and a pre-recorded broadcast.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback data is selected from a group consisting of image data, audio data, video data, position data, temporal data, heat data, light data, and a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature data is a representation of one of the at least one users including at least one of graphics, an animation, and a captured video.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is one of predetermined, determined as a function of preset criteria, naturally occurring in the broadcast data, and generated as a function of the feedback data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

processing the feedback data; and

determining a response related to the event of the at least one user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the response is generated as a function of at least one of a facial recognition, a motion recognition, and an audio recognition.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the broadcast data to a plurality of provider devices;

forwarding the broadcast data from each of the provider devices to respective viewer devices.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the HCICD captures the feedback data at a location of the user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data indicating a grant of permission to capture the feedback data.

11. A system, comprising:

a broadcasting device transmitting broadcast data, the broadcast data including at least one event; and

a HCICD configured to automatically capture feedback data from at least one user when the event is detected by the broadcasting device while the user is viewing the broadcast data, the feedback data being indicative of a measurement of the user from viewing the event,

wherein the broadcasting device is configured to generate a feature data as a function of the feedback data, to include the feature data in the broadcast data to generate an augmented broadcast data, and to transmit the augmented broadcast data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the feedback data is selected from a group consisting of image data, audio data, video data, position data, heat data, light data, and a combination thereof.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the feature data is a representation of one of the at least one users including at least one of graphics, an animation, and a captured video.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the event is one of predetermined, determined as a function of preset criteria, naturally occurring in the broadcast data, and generated as a function of the feedback data.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the broadcasting device and the HCICD is further configured to process the feedback data and determine a response related to the event of the at least one user.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the response is generated as a function of at least one of a facial recognition, a motion recognition, and an audio recognition.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a plurality of provider devices receiving the broadcast data from the broadcasting device, the provider devices configured to forward the broadcast data to respective viewer devices.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the HCICD captures the feedback data at a location of the user.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the broadcasting device receives data indicating a grant of permission to capture the feedback data from the user.

20. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions operable to:

detect an event that occurs while viewing a broadcast data by at least one user;

when the event is detected, automatically capture feedback data with a human computer interaction (HCI) capturing device (HCICD) from the at least one user, the feedback data being indicative of a measurement of the user from viewing the event;

generate a feature data as a function of the feedback data;

include the feature data in the broadcast data to generate an augmented broadcast data; and

transmit the augmented broadcast data.