Method for group interactivity
A computer implemented method of generating a scoreboard display comprising capturing and storing digital images at an entertainment venue during an entertainment event, selecting at least one of the captured images including selecting at least one template within which to dispose the selected image, and displaying on the scoreboard the template and the at least one selected digital image disposed therein. The captured image preferably includes a person attending the entertainment event and can be a motion image or a live motion image.
1. A computer implemented method of generating an image display comprising:
automatically selecting, by a processor, a digital image template having one or more windows, wherein required image attributes are assigned to each of the one or more windows, and wherein the required image attributes specify preferred characteristics of multimedia content assets to be disposed in each of the one or more windows;
the processor receiving multimedia content assets, wherein each multimedia content asset is a digital image or a video, and wherein each multimedia content asset comprises a plurality of image attributes;
storing the multimedia content assets in a memory;
computing, by the processor, a relative fitness score for each one of the multimedia content assets in relation to each of the one or more windows, wherein the relative fitness score is a function of compatibility between the image attributes for each multimedia content asset and a given window's one or more required image attributes;
for each window, the processor automatically selecting a multimedia content asset with the highest relative fitness score; and
displaying on an electronic display the digital image template wherein a selected multimedia content asset is disposed in each of the one or more windows.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving includes the step of receiving the multimedia content assets over a wireless network.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving includes the step of receiving the multimedia content assets over a LAN.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected multimedia content asset is an animated version of the received multimedia content asset.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received multimedia content assets include one or more digital images or videos of a plurality of people viewing the electronic display and the selected multimedia content asset includes one of the plurality of people.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said plurality of people are all located in an entertainment venue.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of receiving further comprises receiving multimedia content assets captured by a hand carried camera at the entertainment venue.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of receiving further comprises receiving multimedia content assets captured by a stationary camera at the entertainment venue.
9. A computer implemented method of generating a display adapted for presentation at an entertainment venue, comprising:
capturing multimedia content assets of an entertainment venue during an entertainment event by one or more cameras at the entertainment event, wherein each multimedia content asset is a digital image or a video, and wherein each multimedia content asset comprises a plurality of image attributes;
storing the captured multimedia content assets in a memory;
automatically selecting, by a processor, a digital image template having one or more windows and a theme corresponding to the entertainment event, wherein required image attributes are assigned to each of the one or more windows, and wherein the required image attributes specify preferred characteristics of the multimedia content assets to be disposed in the one or more windows;
computing, by the processor, a relative fitness score for each of the multimedia content assets in relation to each of the one or more windows, wherein the relative fitness score is a function of a compatibility of the image attributes for each multimedia content asset with a given window's one or more required image attributes and the image attributes for each multimedia content asset with the theme;
for each window, the processor automatically selecting a multimedia content asset with the highest relative fitness score; and
displaying on an electronic display during the entertainment event the digital image template wherein a selected multimedia content asset is disposed in each of the one or more windows.
10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the step of capturing includes the step of capturing at least one multimedia content asset of a person attending the entertainment event.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of capturing comprises capturing a live video of at least one person attending the entertainment event.
12. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display is an interactive display, and the multimedia content assets further comprise a mix of live video frames captured by a camera and a pre-existing digital library, wherein the camera is either physically or wirelessly connected to the processor.
13. An image editing kiosk comprising an electronic display, a memory, and a processor, wherein the kiosk is adapted to perform the computer implemented method of claim 1 .