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Granted Patent B2
US 11,395,049 · App. 16/998,579 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Method and device for content recording and streaming

Inventor: David Xing (Dover, NJ)
Assignee: NORTHWEST INSTRUMENT INC.
H04N21/8126H04N21/2187H04N21/4532H04N21/4886H04N21/8146H04N21/4882
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Patent No.
US 11,395,049
App. No.
16/998,579
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A content recording and sharing method is applied to a computing device. The method includes: obtaining a video in real time, the video capturing a physical scene for a time duration; generating supplemental contents synchronized with the video; receiving user information from a first user terminal device; determining first selected supplemental content according to the user information and a first selection rule, and sending the first selected supplemental content to the first user terminal device; determining second selected supplemental content according to a second selection rule; and sharing the video and the second selected supplemental content with one or more second user terminal devices.

Claims (69)

1. A content recording and sharing method, applied to a computing device, comprising:

obtaining a video in real time, the video capturing a physical scene for a time duration;

generating supplemental contents synchronized with the video;

receiving user information from a first user terminal device;

determining first selected supplemental content according to the user information and a first selection rule, and sending the first selected supplemental content to the first user terminal device; and

determining second selected supplemental content according to a second selection rule, and sending the second selected supplemental content to the first user terminal device, wherein the video and the second selected supplemental content is shared by the first user terminal device with one or more second user terminal devices,

wherein the first supplemental contents include a target supplemental content sent to the first user terminal device, and the target supplemental content is prohibited by an organizer of an event associated with the physical scene from being included in the second supplemental content shared with the one or more second user terminal devices.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling a video camera to capture the video.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the user information indicates that the first user terminal device is associated with an on-site participant of the event associated with the physical scene in the time duration; and

each of the one or more second user terminal devices is associated with an outside viewer who is not a participant of the event.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user information includes one or more of:

a user ID;

user credential data;

user location data;

owner data of the first user terminal device; and

user preference data.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental contents include one or more of:

information related to a content of the video;

information related to a target object in the video;

a special effect;

one or more user feedback;

a notification from a physical environment; and

navigation information.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental contents include one or more of a text, an image, an audio signal, an image, and an animation.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after receiving the user information from the first user terminal device, determining a user category according to the user information, and determining the first selected supplemental content according to the user category.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after receiving the user information from the first user terminal device, determining a user location according to the user information, and determining the first selected supplemental content according to the user location.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the user information includes a current location associated with the first user terminal device; and

the first selected supplemental content includes navigation information guiding a user from the current location to a designated seating location for the user.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first selected supplemental content includes augmented reality (AR) contents customized to the first terminal device, and the AR contents includes special visual effect generated according to a viewing angle corresponding to a user location of the first terminal device.

11. The method according to claim 3 , wherein: the video and the second selected supplemental content is shared by the first user terminal device with one or more second user terminal devices after the event.

12. A content recording and sharing method, applied to a user terminal device, comprising:

displaying a video in an interface of the user terminal device in real time, the video capturing a physical scene for a time duration;

obtaining first supplemental contents in real time;

creating an augmented reality (AR) display of displaying the supplemental contents superimposed on the video in the interface, the AR display being customized according to a viewing angle corresponding to the user terminal device;

determining second selected supplemental content for sharing according to a selection rule, wherein the first supplemental contents include a target supplemental content sent to the first user terminal device, and the target supplemental content is prohibited by an organizer of an event associated with the physical scene from being included in the second supplemental content shared with the one or more second user terminal devices; and

sharing the video and the second selected supplemental contents with additional users.

13. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 12 , wherein:

obtaining the first supplemental contents in real time includes receiving the first supplemental contents from a server in real time; and

sharing the video and the selected supplemental content with additional users includes uploading the video and the second selected supplemental contents to a video sharing platform.

14. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 12 , wherein:

displaying the video in the interface is initiated in response to receiving a first user instruction;

storing the video and the supplemental contents is initiated in response to receiving a second user instruction; and

uploading the video and the second selected supplemental content is initiated in response to receiving a third user instruction.

15. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 12 , wherein:

displaying the first supplemental contents superimposed on the video in the interface includes displaying the first supplemental contents according to a first user configuration.

16. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

storing the video and the first supplemental contents in synchronization according to a second user configuration.

17. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 12 , wherein:

sharing the video and the second selected supplemental contents includes sharing the video and the second selected supplemental contents according to a third user configuration.

18. The content recording and sharing method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

before receiving the first supplemental contents from the server, sending user information to the server.

19. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the user terminal device is associated with an on-site user, and the method further comprises:

providing an editing interface to determine the selection rule corresponding to a group of off-site viewers to be shared; and

determining the second selected supplemental content according to instructions received from the editing interface.

20. A device for performing content recording and sharing, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of computer-executable instructions; and

a processor, coupled with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and, when executing the computer-executable instructions, configured to:

obtain a video in real time, the video capturing a physical scene for a time duration;

generate supplemental contents synchronized with the video;

receive user information from a first user terminal device;

determine first selected supplemental content according to the user information and a first selection rule, and sending the first selected supplemental content to the first user terminal device; and

determine second selected supplemental content according to a second selection rule; and

send the second selected supplemental content to the first user terminal device, wherein the video and the second selected supplemental content is shared by the first user terminal device with one or more second user terminal devices,

wherein the first supplemental contents include a target supplemental content sent to the first user terminal device, and the target supplemental content is prohibited by an organizer of an event associated with the physical scene from being included in the second supplemental content shared with the one or more second user terminal devices.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2020
From: XING, DAVID
To: NORTHWEST INSTRUMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 053554/0238 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63002604 · Mar 31, 2020
Related Publication 20210306719A1 · Sep 30, 2021