System and method for presenting and viewing a spherical video segment

• US 9,973,746 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2016
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
• Original Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
• Inventors: Matias, Joven, Newman, David, Phan, Ha, Bucklin, Timothy, Stimm, Daryl
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUY THANH
• Application Number:
  US15/046,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20170237976A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/366 using viewer tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

Systems and methods for presenting and viewing a spherical video segment is provided. The spherical video segment including tag information associated with an event of interest may be obtained. The tag information may identify a point in time and a viewing angle at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment. An orientation of a two dimensional display may be determined based upon output signals of a sensor. A display field of view within the spherical video segment may be determined and presented on the display based upon the orientation of the display. The display field of view may be captured as a two dimensional video segment. If the viewing angle of the event of interest is outside the display field of view proximate the point in time, a notification may be presented within the display field of view.

Claims

1. A system for presenting an event of interest within a spherical video segment, the system comprising:

a two dimensional display configured to present two dimensional images;

a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying information related to an orientation of the display;

one or more physical computer processors configured by computer readable instructions to;

obtain the spherical video segment, the spherical video segment including tag information associated with the event of interest in the spherical video segment, the tag information identifying a point in time in the spherical video segment and a viewing angle within the spherical video segment at which the event of interest is viewable in the spherical video segment;

determine the orientation of the display based on the output signals;

determine a display field of view within the spherical video segment to be presented on the display based on the orientation of the display;

effectuate presentation of the display field of view of the spherical video segment on the display;

proximate to the point in time, determine whether the viewing angle is located within the display field of view;

responsive to a determination proximate to the point in time that the viewing angle is outside the display field of view, generate alert information indicating the event of interest for the spherical video segment is located outside the display field of view; and

effectuate presentation of a notification based upon the alert information, wherein the notification includes the alert information and is presented within the display field of view.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein proximate to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable includes one or more of a predefined time period prior to the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, a predefined time period after the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable, and/or the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the notification includes a graphical representation of the alert information within the display field of view.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the graphical representation includes a direction to orient the display to include the viewing angle within the display field of view.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the graphical representation includes the point in time at which the event of interest is viewable.