Device and method of creating an augmented interactive virtual reality system
A method for detecting and incorporating three-dimensional objects into a video stream reads an input video data stream is described. A method may read an input video and may accept hotspots defining at least one real-world object of interest shown within the video. A method may track movement of any hotspots generating a trajectory of any objects of interest in two-dimensional space of the video and may obtain a three-dimensional topology defining a three-dimensional volume of interest in a three-dimensional space. The method may translate the hotspots to the three-dimensional volume and may calculate motion of the hotspots in the three-dimensional space. A method may build virtual structures to relate any hotspots to the three-dimensional topology to create a three-dimensional geometric shape and finally project the output, if needed.
1 . A method for adding data into a video stream comprising:
reading an input video;
accepting hotspots defining at least one real-world object of interest shown within the video;
tracking movement of said hotspots generating a trajectory of said at least one object of interest in two-dimensional space of the video;
obtaining a three-dimensional topology defining a three-dimensional volume of interest in a three-dimensional space;
translating the hotspots to the three-dimensional volume;
calculating motion of the hotspots in three-dimensional space;
building virtual structures to relate said hotspots to said three-dimensional topology to create a three-dimensional geometric shape; and
projecting resulting said shape.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein said building virtual structures comprises compiling pseudo objects wherein each pseudo object is defined as a group of hotspots.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein said video comprises encoded video.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein said video comprises a decoded video stream.
5 . The method of claim 2 wherein additional information is added to said pseudo objects.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein a spherical projection of video and pseudo objects is presented to a user.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein said video comprises encoded video.
8 . The method of claim 2 wherein said video comprises a decoded video stream.
9 . The method of claim 2 wherein additional information is associated with said at least one created object of interest shown within the video.
10 . The method of claim 9 wherein a spherical projection of video and pseudo objects is presented to a user.
11 . The method of claim 1 wherein said input hotspots are provided by an end user of the method.
12 . The method of claim 1 wherein said projection occurs in a virtual reality environment incorporating the input video.
13 . The method of claim 1 wherein said projection occurs in an augmented reality environment.
14 . The method of claim 1 wherein said input video further comprises computer-generated imagery.
15 . The method of claim 1 wherein during selection of hotspots, suggestions are provided to assist a user in selecting the objects to be defined.
16 . The method of claim 5 wherein said additional information is automatically added from an external data source.