Synchronization of cameras for multi-view session capturing

1. A method for synchronizing a plurality of cameras connected via a telecommunication network for capturing a multi-view session controlled by a synchronization module, the method comprising:

receiving disposability information of at least one camera for capturing a session, the disposability information comprising at least one capturing parameter of the corresponding camera;

performing a synchronization procedure for synchronizing the cameras capturing the multi-view session wherein the synchronization procedure comprises:

determining, based on the capturing parameters of the individual cameras including the received capturing parameter, at least one multi-view capturing parameter by choosing a first multi-view capturing parameter that best matches the corresponding capturing parameters of the individual cameras;

selecting cameras suitable for the capturing of the multi view session using the chosen first multi-view capturing parameter;

notifying the selected cameras capturing the multi-view session of the at least one multi-view capturing parameter, including the first multi-view capturing parameter, for the selected cameras to use while capturing the multi-view session.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a trigger message initiating the capturing of the multi-view session.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving disposability information comprises receiving a registration message during a registration procedure for registering the at least one camera.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the registration procedure comprises sending an announcement message to the plurality of cameras.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the registration procedure comprises receiving a registration message from the plurality of cameras.

6. The method of claim 1 :

wherein the capturing parameter of the at least one camera comprises location and orientation of the at least one camera;

wherein determining at least one multi-view capturing parameter comprises determining a multi-view capturing parameter regarding location and orientation based on the location and orientation of the at least one camera.

7. The method of claim 1 :

wherein the capturing parameter of the at least one camera comprises technical capabilities of the camera;

wherein determining at least one multi-view capturing parameter comprises determining a multi-view capturing parameter based on the technical capabilities of the at least one camera.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprises synchronizing the capturing in time so that scenes captured by different cameras of the selected cameras correspond.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a synchronized session starting time.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing additional information for updating the multi-view capturing parameter by a server connected with the synchronization module.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing, by the at least one camera, updates to the at least one capturing parameters.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the notifying comprises instructing at least one of the selected cameras about adapting its capturing parameters.

13. A method for synchronizing cameras connected via a telecommunication network for capturing a multi-view session, the method comprising, at a first camera:

providing disposability information comprising at least one capturing parameter of the first camera towards a synchronization module;

receiving, at the first camera, a notification message generated by the synchronization module comprising a first multi-view capturing parameter for capturing the multi-view session, wherein the first multi-view capturing parameter is chosen based on corresponding capturing parameters of individual cameras selected for capturing of the multi view session with the multi-view capturing parameter, wherein the chosen first multi-view capturing parameter best matches the corresponding capturing parameters of the selected cameras;

capturing a session using the first multi-view capturing parameter.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising the first camera providing the captured session to a server for generating a synchronized multi-view session.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the first camera comprises the synchronization module, wherein the synchronization module is configured to:

receive disposability information of at least one other camera for capturing a session, the disposability information comprising at least one capturing parameter of the corresponding camera;

perform a synchronization procedure for synchronizing cameras capturing the multi-view session, the synchronization procedure comprising:

determining at least one multi-view capturing parameter, based on the capturing parameters of the individual cameras including the capturing parameter of the first camera and the second camera, by choosing a multi-view capturing parameter best matching the corresponding capturing parameters of the individual cameras as the first multi-view capturing parameter;

selecting cameras suitable for the capturing of the multi view session using the chosen first multi-view capturing parameter;

notify the selected cameras capturing the multi-view session of the at least one multi-view capturing parameter, including the first multi-view capturing parameter, for the selected cameras to use the at least one multi-view capturing parameter while capturing the multi-view session.

16. A synchronization module for synchronizing cameras connected via a telecommunication network for capturing a multi-view session controlled by the synchronization module, the synchronization module comprises:

a receiver configured to receive disposability information of at least one camera for capturing a session, the disposability information comprising at least one capturing parameter of the corresponding camera;

a synchronization processor configured to perform a synchronization procedure for synchronizing cameras capturing the multi-view session, the synchronization procedure comprising:

determining, based on the capturing parameters of the individual cameras, at least one multi-view capturing parameter by choosing a multi-view capturing parameter best matching the corresponding capturing parameters of the individual cameras;

selecting cameras suitable for the capturing of the multi view session using the chosen multi-view capturing parameter;

a transmitter configured to notify the selected cameras of the at least one multi-view capturing parameter for the selected cameras to use the at least one multi-view capturing parameter while capturing the multi-view session.

17. A camera device connected via a telecommunication network with further camera devices for capturing a multi-view session, the camera device comprising:

a transmitter configured to send disposability information to a synchronization module, the disposability information comprising at least one capturing parameter of the camera device;

a receiver configured to receive a notification message from the synchronization module comprising a multi-view capturing parameter for capturing the multi-view session, wherein the multi-view capturing parameter is based on capturing parameters of the individual cameras selected for the capturing of the multi view session with the multi-view capturing parameter, wherein the multi-view capturing parameter best matches the capturing parameters of the individual cameras;

a capturing unit configured to capture a session using the multi-view capturing parameter.