Systems and methods for providing a multi-perspective video display

• US 8,832,756 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Original Assignee: OpenTV, Inc. (Kudelski SA)
• Inventors: Hensgen, Debra, Pierre, Ludovic
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US13/589,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20120314134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 725 43- 61, 725 87-118, 725131-134, 725139-142, 725151-153, 709217-232
• US Class Current: 725/93
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/005 Language recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4305 Synchronising client clock from received content stream, e.g. locking decoder clock with encoder clock, extraction of the PCR packets arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter by comparing receiver clock with transmitter clock H04L7/0012; arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter wherein the receiver takes measures against momentary loss of synchronisation H04L7/0083
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4349 by extracting from data carousels, e.g. extraction of software modules from a DVB carousel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4351 involving reassembling additional data, e.g. rebuilding an executable program from recovered modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8166 involving executable data, e.g. software arrangements for executing specific programs G06F9/44; broadcasting computer programmes in broadcast systems H04H20/91; involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8545 for generating interactive applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 : Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a program of visual content, the program comprising a plurality of visual perspectives being received simultaneously;

displaying, using at least one processor of a machine, a first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on a display device;

displaying, using the at least one processor of the machine, a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives;

receiving a first user command to re-play a portion of the program; and

in response to the first user command, re-displaying a first portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device while continuing to display the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives are displayed in a picture-in-picture format.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the receiving of the program of visual content comprises receiving the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives in a live broadcast of the program; and

the method further comprises;

recording at least the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives to a data storage device; and

retrieving, in response to the first user command, the portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives from the data storage device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the recording of at least the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is to a circular buffer of the data storage device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the program of visual content comprises receiving the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives from a data storage device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the program of visual content comprises

receiving the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives in a live broadcast of the program, and

automatically recording the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives to a data storage device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

prior to the first user command, the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives represent a same portion of the program; and

during the re-displaying of the first portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives, the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives represents a second portion of the program later in the program than the first portion of the program.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

prior to the receiving of the first user command, the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed in a first region on the display device, and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed in a second region on the display device, the second region being larger in area than the first region; and

the method further comprises;

receiving, prior to the receiving of the first user command, a second user command to swap the visual perspectives on the display device; and

in response to the second user command, displaying the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives within the first region, and displaying the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives in the second region.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of visual perspectives corresponds to a corresponding camera angle.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a program of visual content, the program comprising a plurality of visual perspectives being received simultaneously;

displaying a first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on a display device;

displaying a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives;

receiving a first user command to re-play a portion of the program; and

in response to the first user command, re-displaying a first portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device while continuing to display the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives are displayed in a picture-in-picture format.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory containing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising;

receiving a program of visual content, the program comprising a plurality of visual perspectives being received simultaneously;

displaying a first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on a display device;

displaying a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives;

receiving a first user command to re-play a portion of the program; and

in response to the first user command, re-displaying a first portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device while continuing to display the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives on the display device.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the receiving of the program of visual content comprises receiving the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives in a live broadcast of the program; and

the operations further comprise;

recording at least the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives to a data storage device; and

retrieving, in response to the first user command, the portion of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives from the data storage device.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

prior to the receiving of the first user command, the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed in a first region on the display device, and the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed in a second region on the display device; and

the operations further comprise;

receiving, prior to the receiving of the first user command, a second user command to swap the visual perspectives on the display device; and

in response to the second user command, displaying the second one of the plurality of visual perspectives within the first region, and displaying the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives in the second region.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, the first region being larger in area than the second region.