Systems and methods for featuring a person in a video using performance data associated with the person

Number: 10311917
Published: 2019-06-04
Filed: 2016-07-21
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Smith; Tony R. et al.
CPC: G06F3/0482; G06F3/04847; G06Q10/1053; G06T19/006; G06V40/174; G06V40/23; G11B27/036; H04N21/44; H04N21/44008; H04N21/44016; H04N21/44029; H04N21/47205; H04N21/854
Verdict: Set aside featuring person in video using performance data, broadcast editing
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a system comprising a non-transitory memory and a hardware processor configured to determine elements of a performance in a video, identify one or more people to feature in the video based on the elements of the performance in the video, receive a user input selecting a person from the one or more people to feature in the video, retrieve performance data for featuring the selected person in the video based on actions performed by the actor in the video, create a personalized video by featuring the selected person in the video using the performance data, and display the personalized video on a user device.

Background

BACKGROUND(1) Conventionally, creation of a movie includes choosing a cast of actors and actresses (hereinafter collectively referred to as “actors”) to portray various characters in the movie. Choosing actors to portray different characters may take a great deal of time, and the choice of each actor includes considering the requirements for the particular role. A director and/or movie studio may select the cast of actors selected to portray the characters in the movie.SUMMARY(2) The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for featuring a person in a video using performance data associated with the person, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. According to one aspect, content creators and/or viewers may wish to create and/or view a movie with actors of their choice.

Claims

1. A system comprising: a performance data database including performance data for each of a plurality of persons; a non-transitory memory storing an executable code; and a hardware processor executing the executable code to: determine actions performed by an actor in a video having permanent elements and replaceable elements including the actor; identify one or more people to feature in the video who have the performance data in the database matching the actions performed by the actor in the video; receive a user input selecting a person from the one or more identified people to feature in the video; retrieve the performance data of the selected person from the performance data database based on the actions performed by the actor in the video; create a personalized video by featuring the selected person in the video using the performance data of the selected person; and display the permanent elements of the personalized video on a display device viewable by a plurality of viewers, and display the replaceable elements of the personalized video, including the selected person, on an augmented reality (A/R) headset worn by one of the plurality of viewers. | 7. A method for use with a system including a performance data database including performance data for each of a plurality of persons, a non-transitory memory and a hardware processor, the method comprising: determining, using the hardware processor, actions performed by an actor in a video having permanent elements and replaceable elements including the actor; identifying, using the hardware processor, one or more people to feature in the video who have the performance data in the database matching the actions performed by the actor in the video; receiving, using the hardware processor, a user input selecting a person from the one or more identified people to feature in the video; retrieving, using the hardware processor, the performance data of the selected person from the performance data database based on the actions performed by the actor in the video; creating, using the hardware processor, a personalized video by featuring the selected person in the video using the performance data of the selected person; and displaying the permanent elements of the personalized video on a display device viewable by a plurality of viewers, and display the replaceable elements of the personalized video, including the selected person, on an augmented reality (A/R) headset worn by one of the plurality of viewers.