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Application (pre-grant publication)

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURE DYNAMIC RANGE IN CONTENT PORTIONS OF VIDEO

Number
20170150191
Published
2017-06-01
Filed
2015-11-25
Assignee
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors
Strein; Michael J. et al.
CPC
G06T7/50; H04N21/2343; H04N21/23418
Verdict
Set aside dynamic range reconfiguration in content - HDR/broadcast business
Source
Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

Systems and method of reconfiguring content portions of video prior to broadcast to end consumers are presented herein. High dynamic range (HDR) content portions may be mixed with non-HDR content portions in a video. Non-HDR content portions may be identified and reconfigure to increase its dynamic range to give a more seamless appearance and interaction with HDR content portions within the video. In some implementations, individual content portions may be reconfigured such that parameter values of content parameters having a bit depth corresponding to non-HDR content may be substituted with substitute values having a bit depth that correspond to HDR content and/or other content.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OFTHE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a system configured for reconfiguring content portions of video prior to broadcast to end consumers, in accordance with one or more implementations.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method of reconfiguring content portions of video priorto broadcast to end consumers, in accordance with one or more implementations.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 configured for reconfiguring content portions of video prior to broadcast to end consumers, in accordance with one or more implementations. A video may comprise one or more of a recorded video, a video stream, a live videofeed, and/or other audiovisual asset. In some implementations, the system 100 may be configured to reconfigure individual content portions such that the individual reconfigured content portion's dynamic range may be expanded. By way of non-limiting example, individual content portions may be expanded along one or more of a primary or secondary color matrices, along a luminance axis, and/or other reconfiguration including using sophisticated methods such as tone mapping to give an appearance of a higher dynamic range for individual content portions.

In a high dynamic range (HDR) domain there may be many more bits of information to work with to facilitate enhancing one or more of color, brightness, contrast, and/or other visual aspects of a video. HDR content may be distinguishable from non-HDRcontent by the nature of it having a gr

Claims

1. A system configured for reconfiguring content portionsof video prior to broadcast to end consumers, the system comprising: one or more physicalprocessors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain a video prior to broadcast to end consumers, the video including content portions having parameter values of content parameters, the video comprising a first content portion and a second content portion;determine parameter values of content parameters for individual content portions of the video, such determination including a first set of parameter values for the first content portion and a second set of parameter values for the second content portion; identify content types of individual content portions based on the determined parameter values, such identification including a first content type of the first content portion based on the firstset of parameter values, and a second content type of the second content portion based onthe second set of parameter values; reconfigure individual content portions of the first content type to be of the second content type by substituting parameter values of the content parameters, the first content portion being reconfigured to the second content type bysubstituting the first set of parameter values for a third set of parameter values, the third set of parameter values corresponding to the second content type; and effectuate transmission of the video having the first content portion and second content portion being ofthe second content type for broadcast to the end consumers. 10. A method of reconfiguringcontent portions of video prior to broadcast to end consumers, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising: obtaining a video prior to broadcast to end consumers, the video including content portions having parameter values of content parameters, the video comprising a first content portion and a second content portion;determining parameter values of content parameters for individual content portions of thevideo, including determining a first set of parameter values for the first content portion and a second set of parameter values for the second content portion; identifying contenttypes of individual content portions based on the determined parameter values, including identifying a first content type of the first content portion based on the first set of parameter values, and a second content type of the second content portion based on the second set of parameter values; reconfiguring individual content portions of the first content type to be of the second content type by substituting parameter values of the content parameters, the first content portion being reconfigured to the second content type by substituting the first set of parameter values for a third set of parameter values, the third setof parameter values corresponding to the second content type; and effectuating transmission of the video having the first content portion and second content portion being of the second content type for broadcast to the end consumers.