System for displaying an object that is not visible to a camera
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1. A method of presenting a target during a live event, comprising the steps of:
- determining whether a camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by a barrier; and
editing, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by said barrier.
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Abstract
A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object that can display the object even if the object is not visible to a camera. The system determines whether the object is visible to the camera broadcasting the event. If the object is not visible to the camera, the video image captured by the camera is edited to show the object, not show the object or enhance the video in a different manner. The object is placed in the captured video image at the position the object would be in the camera'"'"'s field of view if there was no barrier between the object and the camera.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of presenting a target during a live event, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by a barrier; and editing, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by said barrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for enhancing a presentation of a target during a live event, comprising:
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a camera; a processor, in communication with said camera, said processor programmed to; determine whether said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by a barrier, and edit, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by said barrier. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for enhancing a presentation of a target during a live event, comprising:
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means for determining whether a camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by a barrier; means for selectively enhancing a video signal from said camera if said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by said barrier. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of presenting a target during a live event, comprising the steps of:
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determining if said target is visible to a camera, said step of determining includes symbolically constructing a line of position from a location at or near said camera to said target and determining whether said line of position passes through a barrier; and editing, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said target is not visible to said camera.
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29. A method of presenting a target during a live event, comprising the steps of:
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determining if said target is visible to a camera, said step of determining includes the steps of symbolically constructing a line of position from a location at or near said camera to said target, symbolically constructing a surface representing a barrier free path and determining whether said line of position passes through said surface; and editing, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said target is not visible to said camera.
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30. One or more processor readable storage media having processor readable code embodied on said processor readable storage media, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method comprising the steps of:
determining whether a camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by a barrier, and editing, during said live event, a first video image captured by said camera to indicate a position of said target in said first video image if said camera'"'"'s view of said target is obstructed by said barrier. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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