Methods and apparatuses for controlling video content displayed to a viewer
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a video display, the method comprising:
- capturing a video stream of a video, the video captured with at least one camera, using an image-capture field of view of at least 180 degrees;
identifying, by a processor, two or more areas of interest in the video stream comprising at least one image frame from among a series of image frames of the video stream, the two or more areas of interest identified based at least in part on one or more active objects detected in the video stream;
determining, by a processor, a display priority for each area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest based on predefined rules for assigning the display priority to the each area of interest based on an at least one of sound, motion, object posture or change of scene in the each area of interest;
determining, by a processor, whether the display priority for the each area of interest is equal or not;
in response to determining, by a processor, the display priority for the each area of interest to be equal by comparing the display priority assigned to the each area of interest, determining, by a processor, whether the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen, and, performing;
facilitating, by a processor, display of concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest in the single view on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and
facilitating, by a processor, display of the concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest using a split screen arrangement on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are not capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and
in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be unequal, facilitating display of portions of the video stream related to one or more areas of interest from among the two or more areas of interest on the display screen based on an order of the display priority for the each area of interest,wherein the display on the display screen is transitioned based on a change detected in the display priority of at least one area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest, the display transitioned using a predefined pace of display transition.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling video content displayed to a viewer are presented. The method includes receiving video stream of a video. Two or more areas of interest are identified in a segment of the video stream and a display priority for each area of interest is determined. The method includes facilitating display of concurrently occurring portions of the segment if the display priority for the each area of interest is equal and the areas of interest can be simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen. The concurrently occurring portions are displayed in a split screen arrangement if the areas of interest cannot be simultaneously presented in the single view. The portions of the segment related to one or more areas of interest are displayed based on an order of the display priority if the display priority for the each area of interest is unequal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a video display, the method comprising:
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capturing a video stream of a video, the video captured with at least one camera, using an image-capture field of view of at least 180 degrees; identifying, by a processor, two or more areas of interest in the video stream comprising at least one image frame from among a series of image frames of the video stream, the two or more areas of interest identified based at least in part on one or more active objects detected in the video stream; determining, by a processor, a display priority for each area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest based on predefined rules for assigning the display priority to the each area of interest based on an at least one of sound, motion, object posture or change of scene in the each area of interest; determining, by a processor, whether the display priority for the each area of interest is equal or not; in response to determining, by a processor, the display priority for the each area of interest to be equal by comparing the display priority assigned to the each area of interest, determining, by a processor, whether the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen, and, performing; facilitating, by a processor, display of concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest in the single view on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and facilitating, by a processor, display of the concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest using a split screen arrangement on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are not capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be unequal, facilitating display of portions of the video stream related to one or more areas of interest from among the two or more areas of interest on the display screen based on an order of the display priority for the each area of interest, wherein the display on the display screen is transitioned based on a change detected in the display priority of at least one area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest, the display transitioned using a predefined pace of display transition. - 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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at least one processor; at least one camera; and at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform; capture a video stream of a video by the at least one camera using an image-capture field of view of at least 180 degrees; identify two or more areas of interest in the video stream comprising at least one image frame from among the series of image frames of the video stream, the two or more areas of interest identified based at least in part on one or more active objects detected in the video stream; determine a display priority for each area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest based on predefined rules for assigning the display priority to the each area of interest based on an at least one of sound, motion, object posture or change of scene in the each area of interest; determine whether the display priority for the each area of interest is equal or not; in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be equal by comparing the display priority assigned to the each area of interest, determine whether the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen, and, perform; facilitate display of concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest in the single view on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and facilitate display of the concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest using a split screen arrangement on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are not capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be unequal, facilitate display of portions of the video stream related to one or more areas of interest from among the two or more areas of interest on the display screen based on an order of the display priority for the each area of interest, wherein the display on the display screen is transitioned based on a change detected in the display priority of at least one area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest, the display transitioned using a predefined pace of display transition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage device, the computer-readable storage device comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform:
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capture a video stream of a video by at least one camera using an image-capture field of view of at least 180 degrees; identify two or more areas of interest in the video stream comprising at least one image frame from among the series of image frames of the video stream, the two or more areas of interest identified based at least in part on one or more active objects detected in the video stream; determine a display priority for each area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest based on predefined rules for assigning the display priority to the each area of interest based on an at least one of sound, motion, object posture or change of scene in the each area of interest; determine whether the display priority for the each area of interest is equal or not by comparing the display priority assigned to the each area of interest; in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be equal, determine whether the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen, and, perform; facilitate display of concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest in the single view on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and facilitate display of the concurrently occurring portions of the video stream related to the two or more areas of interest using a split screen arrangement on the display screen if the two or more areas of interest are not capable of being simultaneously presented in the single view on the display screen; and in response to determining the display priority for the each area of interest to be unequal, facilitate display of portions of the video stream related to one or more areas of interest from among the two or more areas of interest on the display screen based on an order of the display priority for the each area of interest, wherein the display on the display screen is transitioned based on a change detected in the display priority of at least one area of interest from among the two or more areas of interest, the display transitioned using a predefined pace of display transition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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