METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING AUXILIARY VISUAL OBJECTS TO AN IMAGE OR AN IMAGE SEQUENCE
First Claim
1. A method for adding an auxiliary visual object to an image or a sequence of images, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a broadcast of the image or the sequence of images;
retrieving metadata provided together with the image or the sequence of images, wherein the metadata comprises at least information about a three-dimensional structure of a scene depicted in the image or the sequence of images;
receiving a user request of display an auxiliary visual object;
determining a position for the auxiliary visual object in the image or the sequence of images from the retrieved metadata; and
adding the auxiliary visual object to the image or the sequence of images in accordance with the determined position.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for adding an auxiliary visual object to an image or a sequence of images are described. Metadata, which includes at least information about the three-dimensional structure of a scene depicted in the image or the sequence of images, and which is provided together with the image or the sequence of images, is retrieved upon a user request to add an auxiliary visual object. A position for an auxiliary visual object in the image or the sequence of images is determined from the retrieved metadata. The auxiliary visual object is then added to the image or the sequence of images in accordance with the determined position.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for adding an auxiliary visual object to an image or a sequence of images, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcast of the image or the sequence of images; retrieving metadata provided together with the image or the sequence of images, wherein the metadata comprises at least information about a three-dimensional structure of a scene depicted in the image or the sequence of images; receiving a user request of display an auxiliary visual object; determining a position for the auxiliary visual object in the image or the sequence of images from the retrieved metadata; and adding the auxiliary visual object to the image or the sequence of images in accordance with the determined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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