AUTONOMOUS CAMERA SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING SPORTING EVENTS
First Claim
1. An autonomous camera system for generating a video of a sporting event at a playing field, the system comprising:
- at least one camera, such as a wide-angle camera, configured to capture at least a part of the playing field and output a raw video stream of the video captured playing field;
a video analyzer configured to recognize and track an area of activity on the playing field by analyzing the raw video stream and to derive one or more parameters from the tracking of the activity to obtain parameter data; and
a parameter analyzer configured to filter the parameter data based on one or more predefined computational rules to obtain selection data indicative of one or more regions of interest on the playing field or in the raw video stream.
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Abstract
An autonomous camera system is proposed for generating a video of a sporting event. The system comprising at least one camera, such as a wide-angle camera, is configured to capture at least a part of a playing field and output a raw video stream of the video captured. A video analyzer is configured to recognize and track an activity on the playing field by analyzing the raw video stream and to derive one or more parameters from the tracking of the activity to obtain parameter data. A parameter analyzer is configured to filter the parameter data based on one or more predefined computational rules to obtain selection data indicative of one or more regions of interest on the playing field or in the raw video stream. The regions of interest may be used to control one or more controllable cameras at the playing field or generate a video summary.
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22 Claims
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1. An autonomous camera system for generating a video of a sporting event at a playing field, the system comprising:
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at least one camera, such as a wide-angle camera, configured to capture at least a part of the playing field and output a raw video stream of the video captured playing field; a video analyzer configured to recognize and track an area of activity on the playing field by analyzing the raw video stream and to derive one or more parameters from the tracking of the activity to obtain parameter data; and a parameter analyzer configured to filter the parameter data based on one or more predefined computational rules to obtain selection data indicative of one or more regions of interest on the playing field or in the raw video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22)
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16. A computer-implemented method for generating a video of a sporting event at a playing field using an autonomous camera system, the method comprising:
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capturing at least a part of the playing field using at least one camera and outputting a raw video stream of the video captured playing field; recognizing and tracking an area of activity on the playing field, using a video analyzer, by analyzing the raw video stream; deriving one or more parameters from the tracking of the activity using the video analyzer to obtain parameter data; and filtering the parameter data, using a parameter analyzer, based on one or more predefined computational rules to obtain selection data indicative of one or more regions of interest on the playing field or in the raw video stream. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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