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Advanced input controller for multimedia processing

  • US 8,054,332 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2007
  • Issued: 11/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An input control system comprising:

  • a. a processing controller operable to cause an image feature to be created on a display showing a multimedia material; and

    b. a camera operatively coupled to the processing controller and operable to generate an image of the image feature, wherein the processing controller is operable to;

    i. use the image of the image feature to iteratively update a position of the image feature on the display, the position of the image feature being determined by a position of the camera;

    ii. record the position of the image feature for each iteration; and

    iii. transform the multimedia material based on the recorded position of the image feature;

    wherein the multimedia material comprises at least two frames and wherein transforming the multimedia material comprises cropping the at least two frames of the multimedia material in accordance with the position and a size of the image feature;

    wherein the processing controller is further operable to smooth the position of the image feature on the display using a spline.

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