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Method and apparatus for providing real time enhancements and animations over a video image

  • US 6,057,833 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1997
  • Issued: 05/02/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing a sequence of animated enhancements to a video image comprising:

  • displaying a sequence of video images on a video display, the images being created from a first camera viewpoint;

    providing in connection with the display a set of glyphs wherein the glyphs include predefined graphical images suitable for enhancing the video display;

    selecting a glyph that is to be combined with sequence of video images;

    defining a plurality of points in the sequence of images such that the points are associated with a plurality of locations of the glyph;

    generating a video output containing graphical output information determined by the selected glyph, the glyph being projected onto a 3D surface that is viewed from a second camera viewpoint, and wherein the relative screen location of the graphical output information is determined by the location of the glyph as viewed from the second camera viewpoint;

    whereby the video output is generated according to the second camera'"'"'s view of the glyphs which are inserted according to the sequence of video images and which move in connection with the sequence of video images according to the specified plurality of glyph locations.

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