Selecting spectator viewpoints in volumetric video presentations of live events

    公开(公告)号:US11153492B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16385538

    申请日:2019-04-16

    Abstract: A method for selecting spectator viewpoints in volumetric video presentations of live events includes receiving a plurality of video streams depicting an event occurring in a venue, wherein the plurality of video streams are provided to a processor by a plurality of cameras which are geographically distributed within the venue, identifying an initial position of a target that is present in the venue, based on an analysis of the plurality of video streams, compositing the plurality of video streams to produce a first volumetric video traversal of the live event that follows the target through the venue, predicting a future position of the target in the venue at a future point in time, based in part on a current position of the target, and sending an alert to a display device that is streaming a volumetric video presentation of the event, wherein the alert indicates the future position of the target.

    Content distribution pipeline watermarking

    公开(公告)号:US11140460B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US15991431

    申请日:2018-05-29

    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and devices for tracking an accessing of a media content via a watermark embedded by a network node are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor may receive, from a first network node, a first copy of a watermark that is embedded by the first network node in a media content. The processing system may further receive a notification comprising a second copy of the watermark and an identification of a first endpoint device, the notification associated with an accessing of the media content by the first endpoint device, and record the accessing of the media content by the first endpoint device.

    Services for entity trust conveyances

    公开(公告)号:US11132681B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US16029523

    申请日:2018-07-06

    Abstract: Services for trust conveyances of entities can be provided and managed. In connection with a transaction between first and second devices, a trust management component (TMC) can indicate trust levels of entities associated with the devices with regard to the transaction and/or an action attempted by an entity. With regard to an action attempted by the first entity, the trust level of the first entity can be evaluated to determine whether it is high enough to allow the action to proceed or to have the second entity respond to the action accordingly. If it is not high enough, the second entity, using the second device, can request a trust conveyance from the first entity via the TMC. The TMC can adjust the respective trust levels based on the outcome(s) of the action(s) of the respective entities with regard to executing the transaction.

    Content curation for course generation

    公开(公告)号:US11113472B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US15921016

    申请日:2018-03-14

    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for assembling a course for a subject are described. For example, a method may include a processing system having at least one processor identifying a plurality of content segments of a plurality of content sources of a subject having greater than a threshold similarity, and determining that a first topic is part of a core topic of the subject based upon a number of instances of the first topic within the plurality of the content segments. The processing system may then receive a request from a user device for a course for the subject, assemble the course for the subject including at least one of the plurality of the content segments having the first topic that is determined to be part of the core topic, and present the course to the user device.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECONFLICTING COMPETING CROSS REALITY ENGAGEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210256938A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US16792397

    申请日:2020-02-17

    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, presenting a first virtual object in accordance with a first context associated with a first user engaged in a communication session via a first application, presenting a second virtual object in accordance with a second context associated with a second user engaged in the communication session via a second application, identifying a conflict between the presenting of the first virtual object and the presenting of the second virtual object, a presenting of a physical object, or a combination thereof, and responsive to the identifying of the conflict, modifying the first virtual object, the second virtual object, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT WITH MULTIPLANE IMAGE TRANSCODING

    公开(公告)号:US20210250571A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US16788405

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting viewpoint information associated with a first portion of a three-dimensional (3D)/volumetric video to a device, wherein the viewpoint information comprises a first coordinate in 3D space associated with a first viewing direction in a playback of the first portion and a first timestamp associated with the first portion, receiving, from the device, a multiplane image (MPI) representation of a second portion of the 3D video responsive to the transmitting of the viewpoint information, and providing an image of the MPI representation to a display device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

    Selecting viewpoints for rendering in volumetric video presentations

    公开(公告)号:US11074697B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16385336

    申请日:2019-04-16

    Abstract: One example of a method includes receiving a plurality of video streams depicting a scene, wherein the plurality of video streams provides images of the scene from a plurality of different viewpoints, identifying a target that is present in the scene, wherein the target is identified based on a determination of a likelihood of being of interest to a viewer of the scene, determining a trajectory of the target through the plurality of video streams, wherein the determining is based in part on an automated visual analysis of the plurality of video streams, wherein the determining is based in part on a visual analysis of the plurality of video streams, rendering a volumetric video traversal that follows the target through the scene, wherein the rendering comprises compositing the plurality of video streams, receiving viewer feedback regarding the volumetric video traversal, and adjusting the rendering in response to the viewer feedback.

    EVALUATION OF DIGITAL TWINS USING SOCIAL AUTOMATONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210223854A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US16747780

    申请日:2020-01-21

    Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure improves simulations based on the use of digital twins using social automatons. In one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes constructing a digital twin of a physical environment, constructing a social automaton, wherein the social automaton comprises a virtual representation of an individual that is programmed to exhibit behaviors and characteristics of the individual, and inserting the social automaton into the digital twin to create an extended reality media in which interactions of the social automaton with the digital twin simulate interactions of the individual with the physical environment.

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