Patent · US Active

Image acquisition system and method

US11568893B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
2References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 19, 2020
Grant dateJan 31, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 19, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of capturing free viewpoint content at a location includes recording video on each of a plurality of portable video recording devices at the location; each portable video recording device detecting a wireless synchronisation signal transmitted at the location; and each portable video recording device periodically adding a timestamp to its respective recorded video; where the timestamp is responsive to the detected wireless synchronisation signal, thereby enabling synchronisation of a plurality of recorded videos responsive to the timestamps.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.