Methods and apparatus for interactive point-of-view authoring of digital video content
First Claim
1. An interactive, electronic method of authoring annotated traversals through visual data, the method comprising:
- displaying the visual data, wherein the visual data comprises motion video;
interactively defining a traversal of the displayed visual data by positioning a resizable overlay window relative to the displayed visual data, wherein said resizable overlay window is resizable while the visual data is being displayed, said traversal comprising a subset of motion video that specifies a time-based sequence of frames of said motion video, each of said frames comprising the visual data delineated by the overlay window, wherein the displaying said visual data comprises displaying the visual data in a cylindrical layout, and wherein said positioning of the overlay window is defined by a field of view of a virtual camera located centrally to said cylindrical layout;
annotating the traversal;
storing a persistent record of the annotated traversal; and
using an integrated graphical user interface to perform said method, and wherein said graphical user interface comprises a plurality of computer display regions including;
an overview region displaying the visual data;
a detail region displaying current data within the overlay window; and
a worksheet region displaying a list of a plurality of stored annotated traversal records.
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Abstract
The present invention provides electronic methods and apparatus for interactively authoring, sharing and analyzing digital video content. Methods for authoring include displaying visual data, defining each traversal as a time-based sequence of frames and annotating and storing a record of the traversal and its associated audio records. Defining the traversal includes interactively panning the visual data by positioning an overlay window relative to the visual data and zooming in or out by resizing the overlay window. In alternative embodiments, the visual data may be displayed in a rectangular layout or a cylindrical layout. The methods are practiced using an integrated graphical interface, including an overview region displaying the visual data, a detail region displaying current data within the overlay window, and a worksheet region displaying a list of previously stored annotated traversal records.
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24 Claims
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1. An interactive, electronic method of authoring annotated traversals through visual data, the method comprising:
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displaying the visual data, wherein the visual data comprises motion video; interactively defining a traversal of the displayed visual data by positioning a resizable overlay window relative to the displayed visual data, wherein said resizable overlay window is resizable while the visual data is being displayed, said traversal comprising a subset of motion video that specifies a time-based sequence of frames of said motion video, each of said frames comprising the visual data delineated by the overlay window, wherein the displaying said visual data comprises displaying the visual data in a cylindrical layout, and wherein said positioning of the overlay window is defined by a field of view of a virtual camera located centrally to said cylindrical layout; annotating the traversal; storing a persistent record of the annotated traversal; and using an integrated graphical user interface to perform said method, and wherein said graphical user interface comprises a plurality of computer display regions including; an overview region displaying the visual data; a detail region displaying current data within the overlay window; and a worksheet region displaying a list of a plurality of stored annotated traversal records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An interactive, electronic apparatus for authoring annotated traversals through visual data, the apparatus comprising:
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means for displaying the visual data, wherein the visual data comprises motion video; means for interactively defining a traversal of the displayed visual data by positioning a resizable overlay window relative to the displayed visual data, wherein said resizable overlay window is resizable while the visual data is being displayed, said traversal comprising a subset of motion video that specifies a time-based sequence of frames of said motion video, each of said frames comprising the visual data delineated by the overlay window, wherein the means for displaying said visual data displays the visual data in a cylindrical layout, and wherein said positioning of the overlay window is defined by a field of view of a virtual camera located centrally to said cylindrical layout; means for annotating the traversal; means for storing a persistent record of the annotated traversal; and means for providing an integrated graphical user interface, wherein said graphical user interface comprises a plurality of computer display regions including; an overview region displaying the visual data; a detail region displaying current data within the overlay window; and a worksheet region displaying a list of a plurality of stored annotated traversal records.
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24. A digital electronic apparatus for interactively authoring annotated traversals through visual data, the apparatus comprising
a first display device for displaying the visual data, wherein the visual data comprises motion video, wherein the first display device comprises an integrated graphical user interface, wherein said graphical user interface comprises a plurality of computer display regions including: -
an overview region displaying the visual data; a detail region displaying current data within a resizable overlay window; and a worksheet region displaying a list of a plurality of stored annotated traversal records; and a handheld, remote control device in communication with the first display device and configured to control a graphical interaction on the first display device comprising the following operations; defining a traversal of the displayed visual data, said traversal comprising a subset of motion video that specifies a time-based sequence of frames of said motion video, each of said frames comprising a spatial subset of the visual data, wherein defining a traversal comprises panning the visual data by positioning said resizable overlay window relative to the displayed visual data, wherein said resizable overlay window is resizable while the visual data is being displayed, and zooming the visual data by resizing the overlay window, wherein the displayed visual data comprises displaying the displayed visual data in a cylindrical layout, and wherein said positioning of the resizable overlay window is defined by a field of view of a virtual camera located centrally to said cylindrical layout; annotating said traversal; and storing a persistent record of the annotated traversal.
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