SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL CAMERA OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of processing units associated with a plurality of actors participating in an activity, wherein each respective actor of the actors having one or more sensors in communication with a respective processing unit among the plurality of processing units, the respective processing unit configured to process sensor data from the one or more sensors to identify a state of the respective actor;
at least one interface to communicate with the processing units, receive from the processing units data identifying states of the actors determined from sensors attached to the actors, and communicate with a camera;
at least one microprocessor; and
a memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one microprocessor to adjust, via the at least one interface, an operation parameter of the camera, based on the data identifying the states of the actors.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to control operations of a camera based on one or more sensors attached to one or more actors. Sensor data collected from the sensors is analyzed to identify a state of an actor. The state of the actor is used to determine an operation parameter of the camera, such as the zoom level of the camera and/or the direction of the camera, and control the operation of the camera. For example, an actor who is in a state about to perform an interesting action can be selected from a plurality of actors; and the direction and the zoom level of the camera can be adjusted to focus on the selected actor in capture one or more subsequent images.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of processing units associated with a plurality of actors participating in an activity, wherein each respective actor of the actors having one or more sensors in communication with a respective processing unit among the plurality of processing units, the respective processing unit configured to process sensor data from the one or more sensors to identify a state of the respective actor; at least one interface to communicate with the processing units, receive from the processing units data identifying states of the actors determined from sensors attached to the actors, and communicate with a camera; at least one microprocessor; and a memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one microprocessor to adjust, via the at least one interface, an operation parameter of the camera, based on the data identifying the states of the actors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, sensor data from one or more sensors attached to an actor; determining, by the computing device, a state of the actor based on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors; and controlling a camera based on the state of the actor determined based on the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, sensor data from one or more sensors attached to an actor; determining, by the computing device, a state of the actor based on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors; and controlling a camera based on the state of the actor determined based on the sensor data.
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21. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, sensor data from one or more sensors attached to an actor; processing, by the computing device, the sensor data to generate information indicative of a state of the actor; presenting, by the computing device, the information on a user interface to cause a human operator to predict an action of the actor, and control a camera based on the action predicted based on the information presented in the user interface.
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