Insertion of VR spectator in live video of a live event
US11436803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2027/014
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided, including: receiving, from a client device, a request to spectate a live event by a remote spectator; assigning the remote spectator to a seat in a physical venue; streaming a first video feed, captured by a first camera in the physical venue, to the client device for rendering to a first display for viewing by the remote spectator, wherein the first video feed provides a field of view of the physical venue; rendering a second video feed, from a second camera that captures the seat in the physical venue, to a display device in the physical venue; wherein when the field of view provided by the first video feed includes the display device in the physical venue, then the rendering of the second video feed on the display device that is shown in the field of view is altered, showing the remote spectator in the seat.
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