IP Library Granted Patent US 10,469,818
Granted Patent B1
US 10,469,818 · App. 15/646,535 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

Systems and methods for facilitating consumption of video content

Inventors: Yann Gilquin (Chambéry, FR); Olivier Blanc (Albertville, FR); Samy Aboudrar (Challes-les-Eaux, FR)
Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
H04N9/802G11B27/031H04N5/265H04N13/189H04N13/324H04N13/398
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Patent No.
US 10,469,818
App. No.
15/646,535
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Spherical video content may define visual content viewable from a point of view as a function of progress through the spherical video content. The spherical video content may include an event of interest that occurs within an event moment and within an event extent of the visual content. The spherical video content may be presented on a display. Display fields of view defining extents of the visual content viewable from the point of view may be determined. The display fields of view may define a display extent of the visual content at the event moment. Whether the event extent is located within the display extent during the presentation of the spherical video content at the event moment may be determined. Responsive to a determination that the event extent is located outside the display extent, visual/audio effect may be applied to the presentation of the spherical video content.

Claims (38)

1. A system that facilitates consumption of video content, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:

access video information defining spherical video content, the spherical video content defining visual content viewable from a point of view as a function of progress through the spherical video content, the spherical video content having a progress length, wherein the spherical video content includes an event of interest, the event of interest occurring within an event moment in the progress length and within an event extent of the visual content viewable from the point of view at the event moment;

effectuate presentation of the spherical video content on a display, wherein at least a portion of the presentation of the spherical video content is accompanied by playback of musical tracks;

determine display fields of view for the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining extents of the visual content viewable from the point of view as the function of progress through the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining a display extent of the visual content at the event moment; determine whether the event extent is located within the display extent during the presentation of the spherical video content at the event moment to determine whether the event of interest is located within the display extent, wherein the event extent being located within the display event results in the event of interest being within the display extent and the event extent being located outside the display extent results in the event of interest not being within the display extent; and

responsive to a determination that the event extent is located outside the display extent, apply a visual anomaly and/or an audio anomaly to the presentation of the spherical video content to degrade consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks and drive a user to change the display fields of view to include the event extent within the display extent, wherein:

a type of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on the event of interest; and

an amount of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on a distance between the event extent and the display extent such that a greater amount of the visual anomaly and the audio anomaly is applied to more greatly degrade the consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks based on a greater distance between the event extent and the display extent.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein application of the audio anomaly includes application of one or more of delay, echo, reverb, phasing, flanging, and/or volume change being applied to the musical tracks to degrade the consumption quality of the musical tracks.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein application of the audio anomaly includes one or more of the musical tracks being removed from playback.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the presentation of the spherical video content is accompanied by the playback of musical tracks based on the event of interest.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the musical tracks include one or more directional musical tracks.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein application of the visual anomaly includes application of one or more of snow, static, and/or glare to the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein application of the visual anomaly includes a change in one or more of color, contrast, and/or luminance of the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content.

8. A method for facilitating consumption of video content, the method performed by a computing system including one or more physical processors, the method comprising:

accessing, by the computing system, video information defining spherical video content, the spherical video content defining visual content viewable from a point of view as a function of progress through the spherical video content, the spherical video content having a progress length, wherein the spherical video content includes an event of interest, the event of interest occurring within an event moment in the progress length and within an event extent of the visual content viewable from the point of view at the event moment;

effectuating, by the computing system, presentation of the spherical video content on a display, wherein at least a portion of the presentation of the spherical video content is accompanied by playback of musical tracks;

determining, by the computing system, display fields of view for the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining extents of the visual content viewable from the point of view as the function of progress through the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining a display extent of the visual content at the event moment;

determining, by the computing system, whether the event extent is located within the display extent during the presentation of the spherical video content at the event moment to determine whether the event of interest is located within the display extent, wherein the event extent being located within the display event results in the event of interest being within the display extent and the event extent being located outside the display extent results in the event of interest not being within the display extent;

responsive to determining that the event extent is located outside the display extent, applying, by the computing system, a visual anomaly and/or an audio anomaly to the presentation of the spherical video content to degrade consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks and drive a user to change the display fields of view to include the event extent within the display extent, wherein:

a type of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on the event of interest; and

an amount of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on a distance between the event extent and the display extent such that a greater amount of the visual anomaly and the audio anomaly is applied to more greatly degrade the consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks based on a greater distance between the event extent and the display extent.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein application of the audio anomaly includes application of one or more of delay, echo, reverb, phasing, flanging, and/or volume change being applied to the musical tracks to degrade the consumption quality of the musical tracks.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein application of the audio anomaly includes one or more of the musical tracks being removed from playback.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the portion of the presentation of the spherical video content is accompanied by the playback of musical tracks based on the event of interest.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the musical tracks include one or more directional musical tracks.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein application of the visual anomaly includes application of one or more of snow, static, and/or glare to the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein application of the visual anomaly includes a change in one or more of color, contrast, and/or luminance of the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content.

15. A system that facilitates consumption of video content, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:

access video information defining spherical video content, the spherical video content defining visual content viewable from a point of view as a function of progress through the spherical video content, the spherical video content having a progress length, wherein the spherical video content includes an event of interest, the event of interest occurring within an event moment in the progress length and within an event extent of the visual content viewable from the point of view at the event moment;

effectuate presentation of the spherical video content of a display, wherein at least a portion of the presentation of the spherical video content is accompanied by playback of musical tracks based on the event of interest;

determine display fields of view for the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining extents of the visual content viewable from the point of view as the function of progress through the spherical video content, the display fields of view defining a display extent of the visual content at the event moment;

determine whether the event extent is located within the display extent during the presentation of the spherical video content at the event moment to determine whether the event of interest is located within the display extent, wherein the event extent being located within the display event results in the event of interest being within the display extent and the event extent being located outside the display extent results in the event of interest not being within the display extent; and

responsive to a determination that the event extent is located outside the display extent, apply a visual anomaly and/or an audio anomaly to the presentation of the spherical video content to degrade consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks and drive a user to change the display fields of view to include the event extent within the display extent, wherein:

a type of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on the event of interest; and

an amount of the visual anomaly and/or the audio anomaly is determined based on a distance between the event extent and the display extent such that a greater amount of the visual anomaly and the audio anomaly is applied to more greatly degrade the consumption quality of the visual content and/or the musical tracks based on a greater distance between the event extent and the display extent.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein application of the audio anomaly includes application of one or more of delay, echo, reverb, phasing, flanging, and/or volume change being applied to the musical tracks to degrade the consumption quality of the musical tracks and application of the visual anomaly includes a change in one or more of color, contrast, and/or luminance of the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content or application of one or more of snow, static, and/or glare to the visual content to degrade the consumption quality of the visual content.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072340/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 072358/0001 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 055106/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054113/0594 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: GOPRO, INC.; GOPRO CARE, INC.; GOPRO CARE SERVICES, INC.; WOODMAN LABS CAYMAN, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044180/0430 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2017
From: GILQUIN, YANN; BLANC, OLIVIER; ABOUDRAR, SAMY
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 042975/0385 →