IP Library Granted Patent US 9,679,581
Granted Patent B2
US 9,679,581 · App. 14/868,543 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Sign-language video processor

Inventor: Trausti Thor Kristjansson (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Trausti Thor Kristjansson
G10L21/10G06K9/00355G11B27/031H04N5/765H04N5/91H04N21/2743
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Patent No.
US 9,679,581
App. No.
14/868,543
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to implementing a system and method for enhancing the recording of a sign-language video by automatically associating the prompter text with the segment(s) of the sign-language video recording. The segment(s) of the sign-language video recording is automatically determined based on the phrases identified within the video recording. Further, the system and method implements a plurality of features to manage the sign-language video and facilitates a means to actively collaborate, upload, and store the sign-language video within the network.

Claims (42)

1. A method implemented in a mobile device for enhancing the recording of a sign-language video by automatically segmenting at least one phrase of said sign-language video recording and associating a text from an in-built teleprompter, wherein said method comprises of:

facilitating said in-built teleprompter to generate a prompter text before recording the sign-language video;

facilitating automatic recording of said sign-language video corresponding to the gesture movement of a presenter detected using a graphical processing unit (GPU) that can be automatically synchronized with the prompter text;

facilitating automatic segmentation based on said at least one phrase associated with said recorded sign-language video;

facilitating automatic collaboration, uploading, and storing the recorded sign-language video on a cloud server;

associating the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with at least one segment identified in the recorded sign-language video as a text title;

facilitating automatic control of the position of the prompter text corresponding to said at least one segment associated with said sign-language video recording; and

implementing a plurality of features on said mobile device to enhance the recording of said sign-language video.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of features implemented for enhancing the recording of the sign-language video comprises of:

managing the projects related to the sign-language video through a mobile interface;

reordering and trimming said at least one segment associated with said sign-language video recording as required by said presenter; and

facilitating a means to export, upload, provide effects for the recorded sign-language video.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the prompter text facilitated by said automatic teleprompter can be associated with said recorded sign-language video in one of the following ways: a prompter or a cue card for the presenter while presenting the recorded sign-language video, an interpreted text overlaid on the recorded sign-language video, a subtitle associated with said at least one segment of said sign-language video recording.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the method implements a sign activated prompting technology for prompting the user to record the sign-language video in a specific sequence.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method creates said at least one segment in the recorded sign-language video by either manually specifying the recording start/stop event or by automatically recognizing the gesture movements of the sign-language performed by the presenter.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the method implements a Sign Activated recording (SAR) technology/feature that recognize the motion of the signer in the video for automatic segmentation of at least one phrase and trimming of clips while recording the sign-language video.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the method implements the plurality of features through a web application installed on said mobile device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method associates the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with said at least one segment associated with the recorded sign-language video by implementing a motion detection technology in conjunction with a Sign Activity Detection technology.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method associates the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with said at least one segment associated with the recorded sign-language video by implementing a pre-recording buffer technology in conjunction with an Sign Activity Detection technology.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the method implements a pre-recording buffer technology/mechanism to capture said at least one segment of video before recording the sign-language video.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the pre-recording buffer technology/mechanism stores a continuous sequence of video fragments to a buffer that can be on disk and the video recording and storing of said video fragments is independent of whether the system is recording a video clip or not.

12. A system for enhancing the recording of a sign-language video by automatically segmenting at least one phrase of said sign-language video recording and associating a text from an in-built teleprompter, wherein said system comprises of: a Mobile device, a Mobile application module, a Web application module, a Cloud server, a Sign activation recording module, the Mobile device and the Cloud server comprising processing circuitry configured to:

facilitate said in-built teleprompter to generate a prompter text before recording the sign-language video;

facilitate automatic recording of said sign-language video corresponding to the gesture movement of a presenter detected using a graphical processing unit (GPU) that can be automatically synchronized with the prompter text;

facilitate automatic segmentation based on said at least one phrase associated with said recorded sign-language video;

facilitate automatic collaboration, uploading, and storing the recorded sign-language video on the cloud server;

associate the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with at least one segment identified in the recorded sign-language video as a text title;

facilitate automatic control of the position of the prompter text corresponding to said at least one segment associated with said sign-language video recording; and

implement a plurality of features on said mobile device to enhance the recording of said sign-language video.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the plurality of features implemented for enhancing the recording of the sign-language video comprises of:

managing the projects related to the sign-language video through a web application module;

reordering and trimming said at least one segment of said sign-language video recording as required by said presenter through said web application module; and

facilitating a means to export, upload, and provide effects for the recorded sign-language video.

14. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the prompter text facilitated by said automatic teleprompter can be associated with said recorded sign-language video in one of the following ways: a prompter or a cue card for the presenter while presenting the recorded sign-language video, an interpreted text overlaid on the recorded sign-language video, a subtitle associated with said at least one segment of said sign-language video recording.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the system is configured to implement a sign activated prompting technology for prompting the user to record the sign-language video in a specific sequence.

16. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to create said at least one segment in the recorded sign-language video by either manually specifying the recording start/stop events or by automatically recognizing the gesture movements of the sign-language performed by the presenter.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the system is configured to implement a Sign Activated recording (SAR) technology/feature that recognize the motion of the signer in the video for automatic segmentation of at least one phrase and trimming of clips while recording the sign-language video.

18. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to implement the plurality of features through a web application installed on said mobile device.

19. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to associate the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with said at least one segment associated with the recorded sign-language video by implementing a motion detection technology in conjunction with an Sign Activity Detection technology.

20. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to associate the prompter text facilitated from said in-built teleprompter automatically with said at least one segment associated with the recorded sign-language video by implementing a fragment buffer technology in conjunction with a Sign Activity Detection technology.

21. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to implement a pre-recording buffer technology/mechanism to capture said at least one segment of video before recording the sign-language video.

22. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the system is configured to implement a pre-recording buffer technology/mechanism for storing a continuous sequence of video fragments to a buffer that can be on a disk and the video recording and storing of said video fragments is independent of whether the system is recording a video clip or not.

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