Spotlight effect in video processing and playback
First Claim
1. A video processing system, located at first and second premises, that operates on a first video having a single video layer, the video processing system comprising:
- a communication pathway;
a video source, at the first premises, that is configured to broadcast the first video on the communication pathway;
first circuitry, at the second premises, that is configured to receive the first video via the communication pathway;
the first circuitry configured to convert the single video layer of the first video into a plurality of video layers, wherein one of the plurality of video layers of a scene omits at least one object present in another of the plurality of video layers of the scene; and
second circuitry, at the second premises, that is configured to apply an effect to at least one of the plurality of video layers.
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Abstract
Spotlighting and other special effects are applied by processing circuitry in real time to received video streams. Effects tracking may be applied to fixed regions or moving regions or objects of interest. Viewers interact via conventional remote controls and other user interfaces to set effect parameters. Other special effects employed include zooming, masking, etc. and can be used to enhance one or more spotlight effects. Televisions, set top boxes and media players house the underlying circuitry. Effects are applied to layered and non-layered video streams to form layered and combined video stream output. Video outputs also deliver effect parameters such as region of interest location along with a video stream. Such effect parameters assist in the downstream application of dynamic effects.
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35 Claims
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1. A video processing system, located at first and second premises, that operates on a first video having a single video layer, the video processing system comprising:
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a communication pathway; a video source, at the first premises, that is configured to broadcast the first video on the communication pathway; first circuitry, at the second premises, that is configured to receive the first video via the communication pathway; the first circuitry configured to convert the single video layer of the first video into a plurality of video layers, wherein one of the plurality of video layers of a scene omits at least one object present in another of the plurality of video layers of the scene; and second circuitry, at the second premises, that is configured to apply an effect to at least one of the plurality of video layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Video processing circuitry comprising:
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a video input that is configured to receive a first, single layer of video; a layering module, communicatively coupled to the video input, that is configured to convert the first, single layer of video to a plurality of layers of video, wherein one of the plurality of video layers of a scene omits at least one object present in another of the plurality of video layers of the scene; and an effects processing unit that is configured to apply a video effect to one or more of the plurality of layers of video to create processed layers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of processing first video having a single layer, the method comprising:
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converting the single layer of the first video to a plurality of layers, wherein one layer of the plurality of layers of a scene omits at least one object present in another layer of the plurality of layers of the scene; applying an effect to one or more of the plurality of layers to produce processed layers; and generating a second video having a single layer based on at least the processed layers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of applying a video effect, the method comprising:
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receiving a primary video stream; creating a plurality of video layers from the primary video stream, wherein one of the plurality of video layers of a scene omits at least one object present in another of the plurality of video layers of the scene; receiving at least one effect parameter associated with the primary video stream; receiving a user input; and selectively applying the video effect to one or more of the plurality of video layers created from the primary video stream based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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