Abstract: A method of extracting a depth map from known camera and tracking data. The method includes the steps of positioning a virtual camera at the coordinates of the tracked camera, setting the field of view to that of the tracked camera, positioning and orienting a synthetic tracked object to the coordinates of the tracked object, clearing the depth buffer and rendering the tracked object as a depth map.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of providing a plurality of protocols under a common set of peer to peer protocols. In one embodiment, the system and method comprises: communicating with a peer device via an interface framework; and transmitting information between a first application on the peer device via a first plug-in wherein the first plug-in is compatible with the interface framework. In another embodiment, the system and method comprises: an interface configured for communicating with the peer device; and a plug-in configured for communicating with the interface and an application, wherein the plug-in is configured to translate requests from the application into a peer device request that is understood by the peer device.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of sharing content with multiple peer device while protecting the content from unauthorized use.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of searching for a specific segment within a stream of content data comprising: receiving a stream of sensory data corresponding with the stream of content data; comparing the stream of sensory data with a search criteria; identifying the specific segment of the stream of content data corresponding to a match between the stream sensory data and the search criteria; setting the search criteria based upon parameters of the stream of sensory data; and applying a threshold to determine the match between the stream of sensory data and the search criteria.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method measuring visibility of viewing assets on the client side comprising: a content stream; a metadata stream corresponding to the content stream for describing the content stream; and a capture module configured for monitoring the metadata stream for a target subject and capturing a parameter associated with the target subject.

Abstract: A method of extracting a depth map from known camera and tracking data is disclosed. The method includes the steps of positioning a virtual camera at the coordinates of the tracked camera, setting the field of view to that of the tracked camera, positioning and orienting a synthetic tracked object to the coordinates of the tracked object, clearing the depth buffer and rendering the tracked object as a depth map.

Abstract: A network architecture for a network of electronic devices includes a device layer having a plurality of electronic devices interconnected using a network backbone, wherein the plurality of electronic devices each operate using a device native communication protocol. The architecture also includes a device abstraction layer (DAL) which communicates with each of the devices using the device native communication protocols and also presents a unified communication interface to a content abstraction program interface. The content abstraction program interface communicates with the device layer through the unified communication interface of the DAL and includes a set of content services for controlling content on the network. In one embodiment the content abstraction program interface includes a content location system (CLS), a content change notification system (CCNS), and a content engagement system (CES).

Abstract: A broadcast of an event is enhanced with synthetic scenes generated from audio visual and supplemental data received in the broadcast. A synthetic scene is integrated into the broadcast in accordance with a depth map that contains depth information for the synthetic scene. The supplemental data may be sensing data from various sensors placed at the event, position and orientation data of particular objects at the event, or environmental data on conditions at the event. The supplemental data may also be camera tracking data from a camera that is used to generate a virtual camera and viewpoints for the synthetic scene.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of searching for a specific segment within a stream of content data comprising: receiving a stream of sensory data corresponding with the stream of content data; comparing the stream of sensory data with a search criteria; identifying the specific segment of the stream of content data corresponding to a match between the stream sensory data and the search criteria; setting the search criteria based upon parameters of the stream of sensory data; and applying a threshold to determine the match between the stream of sensory data and the search criteria.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of blending a virtual scene and a real scene comprising: capturing a real image of a real event from a real camera; receiving an instrumentation data based on the real event; and rendering a virtual image wherein the virtual image is based on the instrumentation data and the real image.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of simultaneously displaying a virtual scene and a real scene comprising: sensing an instrumentation data stream from a sensor; capturing a video stream of a real event from a camera; and rendering a virtual image including a display area for displaying the video stream wherein the display area is positioned in response to the instrumentation data stream.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of processing an instrumentation data stream comprising: a sensor for generating an instrumentation data stream; a data collector configured for receiving the instrumentation data stream; and a normalization module configured for formatting portions of the instrumentation data stream into a common standard.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method of displaying a base image and an overlay image comprising: capturing a base image of a real event; receiving an instrumentation data based on the real event; identifying a visual segment within the base image based on the instrumentation data; and rendering an overlay image within the visual segment.

Abstract: The invention illustrates a system and method for recording an event comprising: a recording device for capturing a sequence of images of the event; sensing device for capturing a sequence of sensory data of the event; and a synchronizer device connected to the recording device and the sensing device for formatting the sequence of images and the sequence of sensory data into a correlated data stream wherein a portion of the sequence of images corresponds to a portion of the sequence of sensory data.

Abstract: Video content is provided from a video source, and an attribute identifying the subject of a selected segment of the video content is identified. The attribute is coded into a metadata tag that is associated with the selected segment of the video content. The selected video segment and the associated metadata tag are then transmitted or stored for later transmission. At the client end, the selected video content portion and the associated metadata tag are received. A show flow engine uses the attribute information in the metadata tag to create a script that is used by a rendering engine to output video to a viewer. One output format is a compressed version of at least a portion of a long program. Another output format is a “virtual television program” that is assembled using preselected viewer preferences. In some instances the output content of the virtual program is modified by the viewer in real time.