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US 11,735,225 · App. 17/575,284 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Systems and methods for generating time-lapse videos

Inventors: Thomas Derbanne (Paris, FR); Cesar Douady (Orsay, FR); Maxim Karpushin (Paris, FR)
Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
G11B27/005G11B27/13G11B27/34H04N23/683H04N23/6812
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Patent No.
US 11,735,225
App. No.
17/575,284
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Video content may be captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The video content may include video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through a progress length of the video content. Rotational position information may characterize rotational positions of the image capture device during the capture duration. Time-lapse video frames may be determined from the video frames of the video content based on a spatiotemporal metric. The spatiotemporal metric may characterize spatial smoothness and temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames. The spatial smoothness may be determined based on the rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the temporal regularity may be determined based on moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames. Time-lapse video content may be generated based on the time-lapse video frames.

Claims (35)

1. A system for generating time-lapse videos, the system comprising:

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

obtain video information defining video content, the video content captured by an image capture device during a capture duration, the video content having a progress length, the video content including video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length;

determine time-lapse video frames from the video frames of the video content based on a comparison of a speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames and a desired speed pattern for time-lapse video content, differences between moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, angular velocity of the image capture device during capture of the time-lapse video frames, and angular acceleration of the image capture device during the capture of the time-lapse video frames; and

generate the time-lapse video content based on the time-lapse video frames.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time-lapse video frames are determined further based on rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames to increase spatial smoothness of the time-lapse video frames.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the spatial smoothness is determined further based on one or more transformations applied to the time-lapse video frames.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames is determined based on the moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the time-lapse video frames are determined to respect one or more constraints on the temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time-lapse video frames are determined further based on content characteristics of the time-lapse video frames.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames is determined based on the content characteristics of the time-lapse video frames.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames includes a speed-up for a sub-set of the time-lapse video frames based on the content characteristics of the sub-set of the time-lapse video frames indicating no highlight event within the sub-set of the time-lapse video frames.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are, to determine the time-lapse video frames, further configured to:

select a set of video frames of the video content; and

stabilize at least some of the set of video frames.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the time-lapse video content is generated based on storage of the set of video frames in a frame selection buffer and a stabilization buffer.

10. A method for generating time-lapse videos, the method performed by a computing system including one or more processors, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the computing system, video information defining video content, the video content having a progress length, the video content including video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length;

determining, by the computing system, time-lapse video frames from the video frames of the video content based on a comparison of a speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames and a desired speed pattern for time-lapse video content, differences between moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, angular velocity of the image capture device during capture of the time-lapse video frames, and angular acceleration of the image capture device during the capture of the time-lapse video frames; and

generating, by the computing system, the time-lapse video content based on the time-lapse video frames.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the time-lapse video frames are determined further based on rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames to increase spatial smoothness of the time-lapse video frames.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the spatial smoothness is determined further based on one or more transformations applied to the time-lapse video frames.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames is determined based on the moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the time-lapse video frames are determined to respect one or more constraints on the temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the time-lapse video frames are determined further based on content characteristics of the time-lapse video frames.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames is determined based on the content characteristics of the time-lapse video frames.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames includes a speed-up for a sub-set of the time-lapse video frames based on the content characteristics of the sub-set of the time-lapse video frames indicating no highlight event within the sub-set of the time-lapse video frames.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the time-lapse video frames includes:

selecting a set of video frames of the video content; and

stabilizing at least some of the set of video frames.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the time-lapse video content is generated based on storage of the set of video frames in a frame selection buffer and a stabilization buffer.

19. A system for generating time-lapse videos, the system comprising:

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

obtain video information defining video content, the video content captured by an image capture device during a capture duration, the video content having a progress length, the video content including video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length;

determine time-lapse video frames from the video frames of the video content based on a comparison of a speed pattern of the time-lapse video frames and a desired speed pattern for time-lapse video content, differences between moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, angular velocity of the image capture device during capture of the time-lapse video frames, and angular acceleration of the image capture device during the capture of the time-lapse video frames, wherein the time-lapse video frames are determined further based on rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames to increase spatial smoothness of the time-lapse video frames, further wherein temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames is determined based on the moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the time-lapse video frames are determined to respect one or more constraints on the temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames; and

generate the time-lapse video content based on the time-lapse video frames.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the spatial smoothness is determined further based on one or more transformations applied to the time-lapse video frames.

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 Jan 13, 2022
From: DERBANNE, THOMAS; DOUADY, CESAR; KARPUSHIN, MAXIM
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 058650/0952 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17118296 · Dec 10, 2020
Continuation 16786947 · Feb 10, 2020
Continuation 15978813 · May 14, 2018
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