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Granted Patent B2
US 11,756,587 · App. 17/550,056 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Masking in video stream

Inventors: Francis Michaud (Varennes, CA); Mathieu Nadeau (Montreal, CA); Jonathan Doyon (Saint-Laurent, CA)
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Patent No.
US 11,756,587
App. No.
17/550,056
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and devices for combining a mask with a selectively progressing video stream may include receiving a selection of at least one mask with a mask zone that obscures at least a portion of the video stream. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection to emplace the at least one mask at a first location within the video stream. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection to enable a tracking icon to move the at least one mask to a second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses. The methods and devices may include generating a combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression.

Claims (60)

1. A method for combining a mask with a selectively progressing video stream, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of at least one mask with a mask zone for obscuring at least a portion of the video stream;

receiving a selection to emplace the at least one mask at a first location within the video stream;

receiving a selection to enable a tracking icon to move the at least one mask to a second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses; and

generating a combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mask is associated with a persistent subportion within the video stream.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the persistent subportion comprises at least a portion of an object visible within the video stream.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

linking the movement of the at least one mask to movement of the at least a portion of the object.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the persistent subportion comprises at least a portion of a face of an individual.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the combined output of the video stream includes one or more of modifying image information in the video stream to add blur corresponding to the at least one mask and adding blur in the video stream corresponding to the at least one mask based on the metadata.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an identification of a portion of audio associated with the video stream to edit; and

editing the audio associated with the video stream to obscure the identified portion of audio.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression further includes the edited audio.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection to emplace the at least one mask at the first location within the video stream comprises receiving the selection to emplace the at least one mask at the first location within the video stream when the video stream is paused; and wherein the method further comprises receiving an input to progress the video stream and receiving an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the input to progress the video stream allows for the input to move the at least one mask.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the input to progress the video stream occurs once the tracking icon is enabled.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection to enable the tracking icon to move the at least one mask occurs when the video stream is paused; and wherein the method further comprises receiving an input via the tracking icon to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection to enable the tracking icon to move the at least one mask to the second location comprises receiving an input of persistent selection from an input device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprises receiving an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses, wherein the input to move the at least one mask to the second location corresponds to movement of the tracking icon via the input device while the persistent selection is maintained.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the input device is a mouse; and wherein the persistent selection corresponds to pressing and holding of a button of the mouse.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprises receiving an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses at a decreased speed from an original playback speed of the video stream.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprises receiving an input to decrease speed of the video stream from the original playback speed of the video stream to the decreased speed.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprises receiving an input to adjust a size of the mask zone while the at least one mask is moved to the second location while the video stream progresses.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the input to adjust the size of the mask zone corresponds to a selection of a shortcut key.

20. A computer device, comprising:

a memory to store data and instructions;

a processor in communication with the memory; and

a video editor application accessible via the memory and the processor, wherein the video editor application is operable to:

receive a selection of at least one mask with a mask zone for obscuring at least a portion of the video stream;

receive a selection to emplace the at least one mask at a first location within the video stream;

receive a selection to enable a tracking icon to move the at least one mask to a second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses; and

generate a combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression.

21. The computer device of claim 20 , wherein the at least one mask is associated with a persistent subportion within the video stream.

22. The computer device of claim 21 , wherein the persistent subportion comprises at least a portion of an object visible within the video stream.

23. The computer device of claim 22 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to link the movement of the at least one mask to movement of the at least a portion of the object.

24. The computer device of claim 21 , wherein the persistent subportion comprises at least a portion of a face of an individual.

25. The computer device of claim 20 , wherein the combined output of the video stream includes one or more of modifying image information in the video stream to add blur corresponding to the at least one mask and adding blur in the video stream corresponding to the at least one mask based on metadata.

26. The computer device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to:

receive an identification of a portion of audio associated with the video stream to edit; and

edit the audio associated with the video stream to obscure the identified portion of audio.

27. The computer device of claim 26 , wherein generating the combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression further includes the edited audio.

28. The computing device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application being operable to receive the selection to emplace the at least one mask at the first location within the video stream comprises the video editor application being operable to receive the selection to emplace the at least one mask at the first location within the video stream when the video stream is paused; and wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input to progress the video stream and to receive an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses.

29. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the input to progress the video stream allows for the input to move the at least one mask.

30. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the video editor application being operable to receive the input to progress the video stream occurs once the tracking icon is enabled.

31. The computing device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application being operable to receive the selection to enable the tracking icon to move the at least one mask occurs when the video stream is paused; and wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input via the tracking icon to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses.

32. The computing device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application being operable to receive the selection to enable the tracking icon to move the at least one mask to the second location comprises the video editor application being operable to receive an input of persistent selection from an input device.

33. The computing device of claim 32 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses, wherein the input to move the at least one mask to the second location corresponds to movement of the tracking icon via the input device while the persistent selection is maintained.

34. The computing device of claim 33 , wherein the input device is a mouse; and

wherein the persistent selection corresponds to pressing and holding of a button of the mouse.

35. The computing device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input to move the at least one mask to the second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses at a decreased speed from an original playback speed of the video stream.

36. The computing device of claim 35 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input to decrease speed of the video stream from the original playback speed of the video stream to the decreased speed.

37. The computing device of claim 20 , wherein the video editor application is further operable to receive an input to adjust a size of the mask zone while the at least one mask is moved to the second location while the video stream progresses.

38. The computing device of claim 37 , wherein the input to adjust the size of the mask zone corresponds to a selection of a shortcut key.

39. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer device, comprising:

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to receive a selection of at least one mask with a mask zone for obscuring at least a portion of the video stream;

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to receive a selection to emplace the at least one mask at a first location within the video stream;

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to receive a selection to enable a tracking icon to move the at least one mask to a second location within the video stream while the video stream progresses; and

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to generate a combined output of the video stream and the selective emplacement and movement of the at least one mask during the video stream progression.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: MICHAUD, FRANCIS; NADEAU, MATHIEU; DOYON, JONATHAN
To: GENETEC INC.
Reel/Frame 058407/0948 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17209873 · Mar 23, 2021
Continuation 16341497
Provisional Application 62408610 · Oct 14, 2016
Related Publication 20220101883A1 · Mar 31, 2022
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