VIDEO PINNING

• US 20170347039A1
• Filed: 05/31/2016
• Published: 11/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Baumert, David, Apacible, Johnson T., Bader, Stephen David, Behringer, Adam Edwin, Laurino, Joseph, Li, Michelle, Wang, Hsiao-Lan
• Granted Patent: US 9,992,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/265 Mixing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

Techniques for maintaining display of a portion of a video as the video continues to be displayed in a background are described herein. In some instances, a video may be captured at a first location and transmitted to a second location, where the video is output in real-time. As the video is displayed, a user may select a portion of the video to be paused. Based on the selection, the portion of the video may be paused while the rest of the video continues in a background. The background video may be displayed according to a different level of focus, image resolution, transparency, etc. than the portion of the video.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, by one or more computing devices, display of a live video;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, user input selecting an area of the live video; and

based at least in part on the user input and by the one or more computing devices;

determining a frame of the live video that is associated with the user input;

determining a portion of the frame that corresponds to the area selected by the user input; and

causing display of the portion of the frame in focus in an overlaid manner over the live video while display of the live video continues out of focus.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the live video from a first device as the live video is being captured by the first device;

wherein the causing display of the live video comprises sending the live video to a second device for display via the second device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, from the first device, a signal to end display of the portion of the frame, the signal comprising at least one of user input requesting that display of the portion of the frame end or a trigger signal generated upon detection of an event at the first device; and

based at least in part on the signal, removing display of the portion of the frame and causing display of the live video in focus.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the signal comprises the trigger signal that is generated upon detection of the event at the first device, the event comprising at least one of arrival of the first device at a particular location or receipt of an audio signal associated with voice input.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, from the second device, a signal to end display of the portion of the frame, the signal comprising at least one of user input requesting that display of the portion of the frame end or a trigger signal generated upon detection of an event at the second device; and

based at least in part on the signal, removing display of the portion of the frame and causing display of the live video in focus.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the signal comprises the trigger signal that is generated upon detection of the event at the second device, the event comprising lapse of a period of time since displaying the portion of the frame or receipt of an audio signal associated with voice input.

7. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

causing display of a live video;

receiving user input selecting an area of the live video; and

based at least in part on receiving the user input, pausing display of a portion of the live video that is within the area and causing display of the live video to continue in a background while the portion of the live video is paused.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the causing display of the live video comprises causing display of the live video according to a first display characteristic; and

the causing display of the live video to continue in the background while the portion of the live video is paused includes causing display of the live video to continue in the background according to a second display characteristic that is different than the first display characteristic.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first display characteristic and the second display characteristic each comprise at least one of a level of focus, a level of image resolution, or a level of transparency.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the causing display of the live video to continue in the background while the portion of the live video is paused includes smoothing movement of content within the live video that is displayed in the background.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving user input requesting that the portion of the live video be removed from being displayed; and

based at least in part on receiving the user input, ending the display of the portion of the live video.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that a period of time has expired since pausing display of the portion of the live video; and

based at least in part on the determining that the period of time has expired since pausing display of the portion of the live video, ending the display of the portion of the live video.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an audio signal from at least one of a device associated with capturing the live video or a device designated to display the live video;

determining that the audio signal is voice input; and

based at least in part on the determining that the audio signal is voice input, ending the display of the portion of the live video.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from at least one of a device associated with capturing the live video or a device designated to display the live video, annotation data for the portion of the live video;

determining a geographic location associated with the portion of the video; and

associating the annotation data with geographic location.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving a video from a first device as the video is being captured by the first device;

in response to receiving the video, causing the video to be displayed via the second device;

receiving an indication from the second device to pause a portion of the video; and

based at least in part on receiving the indication from the second device, causing the portion of the video to be displayed via the second device in an overlaid manner on the video while display of the video continues in a background.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the portion of the video comprises a defined region within a frame of the video.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the causing the video to be displayed via the second device comprises causing the video to be displayed according a first display characteristic; and

the causing the portion of the video to be displayed via the second device in the overlaid manner on the video while display of the video continues in the background includes causing display of the live video to continue in the background according to a second display characteristic that is different than the first display characteristic.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the first display characteristic and the second display characteristic each comprise a level of image resolution.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the first display characteristic and the second display characteristic each comprise a level of transparency.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving annotation data for the portion of the video;

determining a geographic location associated with the portion of the video; and

associating the annotation data with geographic location.