System and method for data assisted chroma-keying
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1. A computerized method:
- capturing, by a data acquisition system, a base image of a real event and instrumentation data associated with the real event, wherein the base image comprises a representation of a dynamic object that is moving relative to a multi-chromatic background in the real event, and the instrumentation data comprises global positioning data characterizing the dynamic object location in the real event;
transmitting the captured base image and the instrumentation data;
receiving the transmitted base image and the instrumentation data;
using the received global positioning data to identify a visual segment within the received base image, wherein the visual segment is part of the base image, excludes an entire area of the base image occupied by the dynamic object representation, is smaller than a size of the base image, and includes a part of the multi-chromatic background;
rendering an overlay image within the visual segment, wherein the overlay image is behind the dynamic object representation; and
simultaneously outputting the base image and the overlay image within the visual segment.
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Abstract
The invention illustrates a system and method of displaying a base image and an overlay image comprising: capturing a base image of a real event; receiving an instrumentation data based on the real event; identifying a visual segment within the base image based on the instrumentation data; and rendering an overlay image within the visual segment.
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17 Claims
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1. A computerized method:
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capturing, by a data acquisition system, a base image of a real event and instrumentation data associated with the real event, wherein the base image comprises a representation of a dynamic object that is moving relative to a multi-chromatic background in the real event, and the instrumentation data comprises global positioning data characterizing the dynamic object location in the real event; transmitting the captured base image and the instrumentation data; receiving the transmitted base image and the instrumentation data; using the received global positioning data to identify a visual segment within the received base image, wherein the visual segment is part of the base image, excludes an entire area of the base image occupied by the dynamic object representation, is smaller than a size of the base image, and includes a part of the multi-chromatic background; rendering an overlay image within the visual segment, wherein the overlay image is behind the dynamic object representation; and simultaneously outputting the base image and the overlay image within the visual segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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means for capturing a base image of a real event, the base image comprises a representation of a dynamic object that is moving relative to a multi-chromatic background in the real event; means for capturing and broadcasting instrumentation data associated with the real event by the data acquisition system, the instrumentation data comprises global positioning data characterizing the dynamic object location in the real event, wherein means for capturing and broadcasting the instrumentation data includes a sensor; means for identifying a visual segment within the base image by utilizing received global positioning data, wherein the visual segment is part of the base image, excludes an entire area of the base image occupied by the dynamic object representation, is smaller than a size of the base image, and includes a part of the multi-chromatic background; means for rendering an overlay image within the visual segment, wherein the overlay image is behind the dynamic object representation; and means for simultaneously outputting the base image and the overlay image within the visual segment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computerized method comprising:
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receiving, by a data acquisition system, a base image of a real event and instrumentation data associated with the real event, wherein the base image comprises a representation of a dynamic object that is moving relative to a multi-chromatic background in the real event, the instrumentation data comprises global positioning data characterizing the dynamic object location in the real event, and the base image and the instrumentation data are concurrently captured; identifying a visual segment within the received base image using the received global positioning data, wherein the visual segment is part of the base image, excludes an entire area of the base image occupied by the dynamic object representation, is smaller than a size of the base image, and includes a part of the multi-chromatic background; rendering an overlay image within the visual segment, wherein the overlay image is behind the dynamic object representation; and simultaneously outputting the base image and the overlay image within the visual segment.
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