System and method for multi-angle videos

• US 9,886,229 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2014
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fasetto, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fasetto LLC
• Inventors: Christmas, Coy, Malpass, Luke, Zafar, Lionel
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheng, Tom
• Application Number:
  US14/905,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162244A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,300 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04802 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/00 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for cube graphical user interfaces are disclosed. A cube may be a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object. The cube may contain a file or application on each face of the cube. The cube may be rotated such that a user may view the desired cube face. Each cube face may contain a single-angle video. The single-angle videos may be synchronized. A user may rotate the cube to view videos of an object or event from different angles.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating, by a computer-based system for multi-angle videos, a multi-angle video object (“

MAV”

);

displaying, by the computer-based system, a first video on a first face of the MAV, wherein the first video comprises a first angle of an object;

displaying, by the computer-based system, a second video on a second face of the MAV, wherein the second video comprises a second angle of the object; and

simultaneously playing, by the computer-based system, the first video on the first face and the second video on the second face;

wherein the MAV is rotatable between the first face and the second face.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing, by the computer-based system, the first video and the second video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the MAV comprises a cube.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

displaying, by the computer-based system, a third video on a third face of the MAV;

displaying, by the computer-based system, a fourth video on a fourth face of the MAV;

displaying, by the computer-based system, a fifth video on a fifth face of the MAV; and

displaying, by the computer-based system, a sixth video on a sixth face of the MAV.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the third video comprises a third angle of the object, and wherein the fourth video comprises a fourth angle of the object.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising rotating, by the computer-based system, the MAV from the first face to the second face.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by the computer-based system, the MAV to a web client.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the MAV comprises receiving a plurality of videos, wherein the MAV comprises a face for each video in the plurality of videos.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first face of the MAV comprises a first side, wherein the first side is not connected to any other faces of the MAV.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting, by the computer-based system, a brightness of the first video to be consistent with a brightness of the second video.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising desynchronizing, by the computer-based system, the first video and the second video.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising time-shifting, by the computer-based system, the first video.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the MAV comprises a point-of-view perspective.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising partially rotating, by the computer-based system, the MAV such that the first video and the second video may be viewed simultaneously.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising manipulating the MAV with a smartphone.

16. A system, comprising:

a multi-angle video processor,

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,

the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

generating, by the processor, a multi-angle video object (“

MAV”

);

displaying, by the processor, a first video on a first face of the MAV, wherein the first video comprises a first angle of an object;

displaying, by the processor, a second video on a second face of the MAV, wherein the second video comprises a second angle of the object; and

simultaneously playing, by the processor, the first video on the first face and the second video on the second face;

wherein the MAV is rotatable between the first face and the second face.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise synchronizing, by the processor, the first video and the second video.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the MAV comprises a cube.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying, by the processor, a third video on a third face of the MAV;

displaying, by the processor, a fourth video on a fourth face of the MAV;

displaying, by the processor, a fifth video on a fifth face of the MAV; and

displaying, by the processor, a sixth video on a sixth face of the MAV.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise rotating, by the processor, the MAV from the first face to the second face.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise manipulating the MAV with a smartphone.

22. An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for multi-angle videos, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

generating, by the computer-based system, a multi-angle video object (“

MAV”

);

displaying, by the computer-based system, a first video on a first face of the MAV, wherein the first video comprises a first angle of an object;

displaying, by the computer-based system, a second video on a second face of the MAV, wherein the second video comprises a second angle of the object; and

simultaneously playing, by the computer-based system, the first video on the first face and the second video on the second face;

wherein the MAV is rotatable between the first face and the second face.

23. The article of manufacture of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise synchronizing, by the processor, the first video and the second video.

24. The article of manufacture of claim 22, wherein the MAV comprises a cube.

25. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying, by the processor, a third video on a third face of the MAV;

displaying, by the processor, a fourth video on a fourth face of the MAV;

displaying, by the processor, a fifth video on a fifth face of the MAV; and

displaying, by the processor, a sixth video on a sixth face of the MAV.

26. The article of manufacture of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise rotating, by the processor, the MAV from the first face to the second face.

27. The article of manufacture of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise manipulating the MAV with a smartphone.