SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SPORTS VIDEO

• US 20160247537A1
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Published: 08/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Plaay, LLC
• Original Assignee: Plaay, LLC
• Inventors: Ricciardi, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,583,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/71 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/784 the detected or recognised objects being people
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/42 of sport video content
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/47 Detecting features for summarising video content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

A system and method for creating a sports video may include receiving video of a sporting event inclusive of players with unique identifiers on their respective uniforms. At least one unique identifier of the players in the video may be identified. Video segments may be defined from the video inclusive of the at least one unique identifier. Video segments inclusive of the at least one unique identifier may be caused to be individually available for replay.

Claims

1. A method for creating a sports video, said method comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, video of a sporting event inclusive of players with unique identifiers on their respective uniforms;

identifying, by the processing unit, at least one unique identifier of the players in the video;

defining, by the processing unit, video segments from the video inclusive of the at least one unique identifier; and

causing, by the processing unit, video segments inclusive of the at least one unique identifier to be individually available for replay.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising enabling, by the processing unit, the user to assemble select video segments into a composite video.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising wherein receiving video of the sporting event includes receiving video of the sporting event from a plurality of video capture devices at the sporting event.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

identifying, by the processing unit, video segments from the video from any of the video capture devices in which one or more players associated with the at least one unique identifier is included; and

distributing the video segments with the at least one unique identifier to a user of one of the video capture devices in response to a request from the user.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising associating one or more hashtags with the video segments, the hashtags being indicative of respective events that occur in the associated video segments.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein associating the one or more hashtags with the video segments is in response to receiving subsets of the one or more hashtags associated with the video segments from one or more users such that each video segment includes each unique hashtag from the subsets of hashtags.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising enabling a user to request video segments having one or more hashtag associated therewith.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising generating a composite video inclusive of at least a portion of the video segments inclusive of the requested one or more hashtags.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the video includes receiving the video in video segments while the video is being captured until the video being captured is complete, and stitching the successive video segments together until a full video is completed, and wherein identifying includes identifying the at least one unique identifier in response to receiving each of the video segments.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising synchronizing, by the processing unit, video captured from different video cameras of the sporting event.

11. The method according to claim 1,

wherein receiving the video of the sporting event includes receiving the video of the sporting event from multiple camera angles;

further comprising enabling, by the processing unit, a user to select a video from a camera angle with a desired image of a unique identifier associated with a respective player; and

wherein identifying includes identifying the at least one unique identifier in the selected video.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processing unit, at least one hashtag associated with the video segments; and

identifying, by the processing unit, one or more video segments associated with a selected hashtag; and

communicating, via a communications network, the identified one or more video segments associated with the selected hashtag to a user for viewing

13. The method according to claim 1,

wherein receiving the video of the sporting event includes receiving the video of the sporting event from multiple camera angles;

further comprising synchronizing, by the processing unit, the videos captured from each of the angles;

wherein identifying the at least one unique identifier includes identifying the at least one identifier from the synchronized videos; and

assigning, by the processing unit, a player with the unique identifier in each of the synchronized videos.

14. A method for generating video content, said method comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, a plurality of video content segments of a sporting event from video capture devices, the video capture devices operating to crowd source video content;

identify, by the processing unit, a player in one or more of the video content segments;

extracting, by the processing unit, at least a portion of video content inclusive of the player from the one or more video content segments with the player; and

enabling, by the processing unit, the at least a portion of the extracted video content segments with the player to be available for viewing by a user.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein identifying includes identifying an identifier and colors displayed on a uniform of the player.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising receiving a query inclusive of a hashtag associated with one or more of the extracted video content segments.

17. The method accorded to claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a timestamp with each of the video content segments; and

synchronizing the video content segments based on the timestamp.

18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

identifying a standard object within the video content; and

determining a scaling in the video content based on the standard object size of the object; and

determining a position of the player relative to an object within the video content.

19. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a search request inclusive of a search parameter inclusive of a hashtag;

identifying video content in which the player is captured and hashtag is associated; and

providing the identified video content in response to the search request.

20. The method according to claim 14, wherein receiving the video content segments includes receiving the video content segments while the video is being captured until the video being captured is complete, and further comprising stitching the successive video segments together until a full video is completed, and wherein identifying includes identifying the player in response to receiving each of the video segments.

21. The method according to claim 14, further comprising associating at least one hashtag with the extracted video content segments that enables identification of the extracted video content segments by a search engine.

22. A method for sharing video of a sports event, said method comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit via a communications network, a request inclusive of at least one search parameter from a video capture device;

image processing, by the processing unit, video content being received by a plurality of video capture devices at the sports event to identify video content from any of the video capture devices at the sports event inclusive of the at least one search parameter; and

responsive to identifying video content inclusive of the at least one search parameter, communicating, by the processing unit via the communications network, video content to the video capture device.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein communicating includes communicating real-time streaming video.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein communicating includes communicating video segments of video content inclusive of the at least one search parameter.

25. The method according to claim 22, wherein communicating includes communicating a hyperlink to the video content to the video capture device that, in response to a user selecting the hyperlink, causes the video content to be communicated to the video capture device.

26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the at least one search parameter includes a parameter indicative of a player being within a predetermined distance of an object on a playing field, and wherein image processing includes:

determining, by the processing unit, a scale of a standard size object;

calculating, by the processing unit, distance of the player from the object on the playing field as a function of the scale; and

determining, by the processing unit, if the calculated distance is within the predetermined distance;

in response to determining that the calculated distance is within the predetermined distance, associating a first tag with a first video frame corresponding to the player being within the predetermined distance;

repeatedly calculating, by the processing unit, the distance of the player from the object; and

in response to determining, by the processing unit, that the calculated distance is outside the predetermined distance, associating a second tag with a second video frame corresponding to the player being outside the predetermined distance.

27. The method according to claim 22, further comprising:

enabling users of the video capture devices to associate one or more hashtag to indicate one or more events occurring in the video content;

receiving the one or more hashtag associated with the video content;

responsive to receiving a search request inclusive of a hashtag from an electronic device of a user;

identifying video content associated with the hashtag; and

communicating the video content associated with the hashtag to the electronic device of the user.

28. A system for processing video of a sporting event, said system comprising:

an input/output unit configured to communicate over a communications network and receive image data;

a storage unit configured to store image data captured by a plurality of users of a single event;

a processing unit in communication with said input/output unit and said storage unit, said processing unit configured to;

receive image data being captured real-time from an electronic device, the image data being portions of complete image data of unknown length while being captured by the electronic device;

process the image data portions to identify at least one unique identifier associated with a player in the sporting event;

stitch successive video segments together;

repeat receiving, processing, and stitching of the image data until an end of video identifier is received; and

store the completed stitched video in said storage unit for processing.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein said processing unit, in receiving the image data, is configured to receive the image data from a first electronic device, the image data including (i) video data having a first resolution and (ii) still image data corresponding to frames within the video data and having a second resolution being higher than the first resolution.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein said processing unit, in processing the image data portions is configured to process the still image data to identify at least one unique identifier in corresponding video data.