IP Library Granted Patent US 12,063,440
Granted Patent B2
US 12,063,440 · App. 18/352,932 · Granted Aug 13, 2024

Systems and methods for stabilizing videos

Inventors: Daryl Stimm (Encinitas, CA); Kyler William Schwartz (Oceanside, CA); Kevin Marcus Grant (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
H04N23/683H04N5/145
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Patent No.
US 12,063,440
App. No.
18/352,932
Granted
Aug 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Positions of an image capture device during capture of a video may be transferred to a computing device before the video is transferred to the computing device. The positions of the image capture device may be used to determine a viewing window for the video before the video is obtained. The viewing window may be used to present a stabilized view of the video when the video is obtained. For example, a stabilized view of the video may be presented as the video is streamed to the computing device.

Claims (40)

1. A system for stabilizing videos, the system comprising:

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

obtain position information for a portion of a video, the position information for the portion of the video characterizing positions of an image capture device during capture of the portion of the video, the video including visual content having a field of view;

determine placement of a viewing window within the field of view of the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained, the viewing window determined based on the position information for the portion of the video, the viewing window defining extents of the visual content to be included within a punchout of the visual content;

obtain video information defining the portion of the video from the image capture device; and

generate stabilized visual content of the portion of the video based on the viewing window, the stabilized visual content including the punchout of the extents of the visual content of the portion of the video defined by the viewing window, wherein the stabilized visual content is presented as a preview of the visual content.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content is defined by position and rotation of the viewing window; and

determination of the viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained enables the stabilized visual content of the portion of the video to be presented as the video is streamed from the image capture device.

3. A system for stabilizing videos, the system comprising:

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

obtain position information for a portion of a video, the position information for the portion of the video characterizing positions of an image capture device during capture of the portion of the video, the video including visual content having a field of view;

determine a viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained, the viewing window determined based on the position information for the portion of the video, the viewing window defining extents of the visual content to be included within a punchout of the visual content;

obtain video information defining the portion of the video; and

generate stabilized visual content of the portion of the video based on the viewing window, the stabilized visual content including the punchout of the extents of the visual content of the portion of the video defined by the viewing window.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein determination of the viewing window includes determination of placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content is defined by position and rotation of the viewing window.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content is further defined by size and/or shape of the viewing window.

7. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the position information for entirety of the video is obtained before the video is obtained; and

the viewing window for the entirety of the video is determined before the video is obtained.

8. The system of claim 3 , wherein the video information defining the portion of the video is obtained based on the viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video, the video information that is obtained defining the extents of the visual content defined by the viewing window.

9. The system of claim 3 , wherein the video information is obtained from the image capture device.

10. The system of claim 3 , wherein determination of the viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained enables the stabilized visual content of the portion of the video to be presented as the video is streamed from the image capture device.

11. The system of claim 3 , wherein the stabilized visual content is presented as a preview of the visual content.

12. A method for stabilizing videos, the method performed by a computing system including one or more processors, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the computing system, position information for a portion of a video, the position information for the portion of the video characterizing positions of an image capture device during capture of the portion of the video, the video including visual content having a field of view;

determining, by the computing system, a viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained, the viewing window determined based on the position information for the portion of the video, the viewing window defining extents of the visual content to be included within a punchout of the visual content;

obtaining, by the computing system, video information defining the portion of the video; and

generating, by the computing system, stabilized visual content of the portion of the video based on the viewing window, the stabilized visual content including the punchout of the extents of the visual content of the portion of the video defined by the viewing window.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the viewing window includes determining placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content is defined by position and rotation of the viewing window.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the placement of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content is further defined by size and/or shape of the viewing window.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the position information for entirety of the video is obtained before the video is obtained; and

the viewing window for the entirety of the video is determined before the video is obtained.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the video information defining the portion of the video is obtained based on the viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video, the video information that is obtained defining the extents of the visual content defined by the viewing window.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the video information is obtained from the image capture device.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the viewing window for the visual content of the portion of the video before the portion of the video is obtained enables the stabilized visual content of the portion of the video to be presented as the video is streamed from the image capture device.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the stabilized visual content is presented as a preview of the visual content.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2023
From: STIMM, DARYL; SCHWARTZ, KYLER WILLIAM; GRANT, KEVIN MARCUS
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 064265/0012 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17830942 · Jun 2, 2022
Provisional Application 63328181 · Apr 6, 2022
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