IP Library Granted Patent US 11,394,931
Granted Patent B2
US 11,394,931 · App. 16/492,812 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Multimedia capture and editing using wireless sensors

Inventors: Peter Isberg (Lund, SE); Thomas Waldner (Lund, SE); Käre Agardh (Lund, SE); Ola Thörn (Lund, SE); Simon Henning (Lund, SE); Petter Alexandersson (Lund, SE)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04N7/188G06F16/2379H04N5/23245H04N5/77H04W4/029
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Patent No.
US 11,394,931
App. No.
16/492,812
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image capturing device may include a recording circuit configured to record multimedia data of a field of view of the image capturing device, a receiving circuit configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless sensor, a location determining circuit configured to determine, based on the received wireless signal, a location of the wireless sensor, and a storage circuit configured to store data associated with the wireless sensor responsive to a comparison of the determined location of the wireless sensor and the field of view of the image capturing device so as to create an association between the data associated with the wireless sensor and the recorded multimedia data.

Claims (37)

1. An image capturing device, comprising:

a recording circuit configured to record multimedia data of a field of view of the image capturing device;

a receiving circuit configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless sensor;

a location determining circuit configured to determine, based on the received wireless signal, a location of the wireless sensor, an angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, a signal strength of the received wireless signal, and a distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device;

a storage circuit configured to store data associated with the wireless sensor responsive to a comparison of the determined location of the wireless sensor and the field of view of the image capturing device so as to create an association between the data associated with the wireless sensor and the recorded multimedia data; and

a mode circuit configured to alter an image capture rate of the recording circuit based on the determined location of the wireless sensor, the angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, the signal strength of the received wireless signal, and the distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device,

wherein the mode circuit is configured to alter the image capture rate of the recording circuit from a video rate to a still-photo rate, based on the determined location of the wireless sensor, the angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, the signal strength of the received wireless signal, and the distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device.

2. The image capturing device of claim 1 , further comprising a speed determining circuit configured to determine, based on the received wireless signal, a speed of the wireless sensor, wherein the mode circuit is configured to alter the image capture rate of the recording circuit based on a determined speed of the wireless sensor, and

wherein the mode circuit is configured to alter the image capture rate of the recording circuit by:

changing a frame rate of video recorded by the image capturing device based on the determined speed of the wireless sensor, or

changing from a single photo rate to a burst photo rate based on the determined speed of the wireless sensor.

3. The image capturing device of claim 1 , further comprising a movement circuit configured to alter a position and/or orientation of the image capturing device based on the determined location of the wireless sensor,

wherein the wireless sensor comprises a plurality of wireless sensors,

wherein the storage circuit is further configured to store a respective priority for each of the plurality of wireless sensors, and

wherein the movement circuit is configured to alter the field of view of the image capturing device based on the determined location of at least one of the plurality of wireless sensors and based on the respective priority of the at least one of the plurality of wireless sensors.

4. The image capturing device of claim 3 , wherein the image capturing device is a first image capturing device that further comprises a communication circuit, and

wherein the communication circuit is configured to wirelessly communicate configuration information associated with the plurality of wireless sensors to a second image capturing device.

5. The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the storage circuit is further configured to store a time based on the data received from the wireless sensor and the determined location of the wireless sensor, and

wherein the time that is stored is based on a determination that the wireless sensor is positioned so as to be recorded by the image capturing device.

6. The image capturing device of claim 5 , wherein the image capturing device is configured to determine that the wireless sensor is positioned so as to be recorded by the image capturing device based on a determination that the wireless sensor is in view of a lens of the image capturing device.

7. A method of operating an image capturing device comprising:

recording multimedia data of a field of view of the image capturing device;

receiving a wireless signal from a wireless sensor;

determining, based on the received wireless signal, a location of the wireless sensor, an angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, a signal strength of the received wireless signal, and a distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device;

storing data associated with the wireless sensor responsive to a comparison of the determined location of the wireless sensor and the field of view of the image capturing device so as to create an association between the data associated with the wireless sensor and the recorded multimedia data; and

altering an image capture rate of the image capturing device based on the determined location of the wireless sensor, the angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, the signal strength of the received wireless signal, and the distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device,

wherein the image capture rate of the image capturing device is altered from a video rate to a still-photo rate, based on the determined location of the wireless sensor, the angle of arrival of the received wireless signal, the signal strength of the received wireless signal, and the distance from the wireless sensor to the image capturing device.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining, based on the received wireless signal, a speed of the wireless sensor; and

altering an image capture rate of the image capturing device based on a determined speed of the wireless sensor.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein altering the image capture rate comprises:

changing a frame rate of video recorded by the image capturing device based on the determined speed of the wireless sensor; or

changing from a single photo rate to a burst photo rate based on the determined speed of the wireless sensor.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising altering an orientation and/or position of the image capturing device based on the determined location of the wireless sensor.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising storing a time based on the data received from the wireless sensor and the determined location of the wireless sensor,

wherein the time that is stored is based on determining that the wireless sensor is positioned so as to be recorded by the image capturing device, and

wherein determining that the wireless sensor is positioned so as to be recorded by the image capturing device comprises determining that the wireless sensor is in view of a lens of the image capturing device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057527/0659 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2021
From: ISBERG, PETER; WALDNER, THOMAS; AGARDH, KARE; THORN, OLA; HENNING, SIMON; ALEXANDERSON, PETTER
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055586/0712 →
Continuity (1)
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