Systems and methods to add content to a video stream
Systems and methods are disclosed including systems to receive a tagging signal initiated by a user interacting with a device that displays icons corresponding to potential events that may occur in the area of interest. Systems detect an identifiable feature occurring in the area and generate a feature tag based on the detected identifiable feature. Systems arrange the tagging signal, the feature tag and the video stream together into a combined event stream so users may enter desirable tagging signals and/or tags and view portions of the combined event stream having the desirable characteristics.
1 . A computer implemented method for adding content to a video stream, where at least a portion of the method is performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
Receiving a video stream of an event occurring in an area of interest from at least one camera mounted in view of the area of interest;
Receiving a tagging signal representative of an activity occurring in the area of interest, the tagging signal initiated by a user located in view of the area of interest interacting with a device that displays icons on a user interface, where the icons correspond to a plurality of potential tagging events that may occur in the area of interest;
Detecting an identifiable feature occurring in the area of interest and generating a feature tag based on the detected identifiable feature;
Arranging the tagging signal, the feature tag and the video stream together into a combined event stream; and
Saving the combined event stream.
2 . The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:
Obtaining contextual information of the event; and
Adding the contextual information to the combined event stream.
3 . The method as set forth in claim 2 , where the obtaining step comprises receiving an image of a scoreboard.
4 . The method as set forth in claim 1 , where the detecting an identifiable feature comprises detecting a player identifier.
5 . The method as set forth in claim 1 , where the detecting an identifiable feature comprises detecting status of the event where the status includes play start and play stoppage.
6 . The method as set forth in claim 5 , further comprising, upon detecting a play stoppage status, inserting advertising into the combined event stream.
7 . The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising replaying the combined the combined event stream.
8 . The method as set forth in claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a desired tagging signal; and
replaying portions of the combined event stream corresponding to the desired tagging signal.
9 . The method as set forth in claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a desired feature tag; and
replaying portions of the combined event stream corresponding to the desired feature tag.
10 . A computer-based system for adding content to a video stream, the system including a processor comprising:
A video processing section in data communication with at least one camera, the video processing section executing computer-readable code to receive a video stream of an event occurring in an area of interest from at least one camera mounted in view of the area of interest;
A tag processing section in data communication with a device, the tag processing section executing computer-readable code to receive from the device a tagging signal representative of an activity occurring in the area of interest, the tagging signal initiated by a user located in view of the area of interest interacting with the device displaying icons on a user interface, where the icons correspond to a plurality of potential tagging events that may occur in the area of interest;
A feature tag processing section executing computer-readable code to detect an identifiable feature occurring in the area of interest from the video stream and generating a feature tag based on the detected identifiable feature;
A processor executing computer-readable code to arrange the tagging signal, the feature tag and the video stream together into a combined event stream; and
A storage device to save the combined event stream.
11 . The system as set forth in claim 10 , further comprising a context processing section executing computer-readable code to obtain contextual information of the event and add the contextual information to the combined event stream.
12 . The system as set forth in claim 11 , where the contextual information comprises an image of a scoreboard.
13 . The system as set forth in claim 11 , where the contextual information comprises situational information.
14 . The system as set forth in claim 10 , where the identifiable feature comprises a player identifier.
15 . The system as set forth in claim 10 , where the identifiable feature comprises play stoppage.
16 . The system as set forth in claim 10 , further comprising a replay processing section executing computer-readable code to replay portions of the combined event stream corresponding to a desired tagging signal and a desired feature tag.
17 . An article of manufacture embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for associating tags received from a user during a live event, feature tags representative of a computer identified feature in the live event and a video capture of the live event, the article of manufacture comprising:
first computer executable instructions for causing a device to display on a user interface a plurality of buttons where the buttons correspond to various potential activities occurring during the live event;
second computer executable instructions for causing the device to detect user interaction with at least one of the buttons representing a potential activity and generating a tag based on the user interaction;
third computer executable instructions for detecting an identifiable feature in the area of interest from a video stream and generating a feature tag based on the identifiable feature; and
fourth computer executable instructions for correlating the tag, the feature tag and the video stream into a combined data stream.
18 . The article of manufacture as set forth in claim 17 , the article of manufacture further comprising fifth computer executable instructions for obtaining contextual information related to the event and adding the contextual information to the combined event stream.
19 . The article of manufacture as set forth in claim 17 , the article of manufacture further comprising sixth computer executable instructions for inserting advertising into the combined event stream upon determination of a play stoppage.