Video asset classification
Granted: November 5, 2019
Patent Number:
10469905
According to one implementation, a content classification system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a video asset classification software code. The hardware processor executes the video asset classification software code to receive video clips depicting video assets and each including images and annotation metadata, and to preliminarily classify the images with one or more of the video assets to produce image clusters. The hardware…
Generating dynamic temporal versions of content
Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number:
10462519
Systems and methods for dynamically and automatically generating short-form versions of long-form media content are provided. The long-form media content may be tagged with metadata indicating objects or actions in frames, scenes, portions of scenes, or other units of the media content. The systems and methods may receive a user-specified time limit and use the metadata to create a short-form version of the long-form media content (using one or more of the scenes, portions of scenes, or…
Pipeline for high dynamic range video coding based on luminance independent chromaticity preprocessing
Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number:
10462334
The disclosure describes a high dynamic range video coding pipeline that may reduce color artifacts and improve compression efficiency. The disclosed pipeline separates the luminance component from the chrominance components of an input signal (e.g., an RGB source video) and applies a scaling of the chrominance components before encoding, thereby reducing perceivable color artifacts while maintaining luminance quality.
Loss prevention in self-service retail checkout using smart alarms
Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number:
10460303
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for performing an operation comprising receiving, from a self-checkout platform and as part of a purchase transaction for a first product, a data value of a barcode of the first product, storing an indication in a product store that the first product has been purchased, receiving a first item-specific identifier stored in a first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the first product, cross-referencing the first…
Compact augmented reality / virtual reality display
Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number:
10459230
Implementations of an augmented reality (AR)-capable display device for displaying light generated by a display onto a predefined field of view are disclosed herein. Within one implementation, the display device comprises a mount assembly configured to removably attach with a mobile computing device associated with the display, to thereby arrange the display with a predefined position. The display device further comprises an optical arrangement having a predefined arrangement relative to…
Haptic floor system with quake plate assemblies producing large vibration effects
Granted: October 29, 2019
Patent Number:
10456694
A haptic floor system is provided that produces large vibration-based effects through the use of one-to-many panel or plate assemblies that can each be selectively operated by a controller in a programmed manner or in response to sensor outputs. Each of these panel or plate assemblies may be labeled a “quake plate assembly” as the special effect delivered by the haptic floor system can provide a person supported by one of the quake plate assemblies with ground trembling and…
System and method for identifying and tagging assets within an AV file
Granted: October 22, 2019
Patent Number:
10452874
A system for identifying, tagging, and displaying one or more assets within an audio visual (AV) file includes an asset tagging server, an asset tag acquisition device, and a database, wherein the asset tag acquisition device includes an asset identification engine configured to receive an asset identification data set and generate an asset tag data file that includes an asset tag corresponding to each asset. The asset tagging server is configured to receive, from an AV capture device,…
Converting a monocular camera into a binocular stereo camera
Granted: October 22, 2019
Patent Number:
10455214
An optical system, suitable for use within an augmented reality (AR)-capable display device, comprises a camera and an optical arrangement configured to acquire stereoscopic imagery of an object using the camera. The optical arrangement comprises a first reflective element arranged along a first optical path and defining a first convex surface configured to reflect first light received from the object as first reflected light, wherein at least a first portion of the first reflected light…
Location-based mobile storytelling using beacons
Granted: October 22, 2019
Patent Number:
10455035
There is provided a system and method for location-based mobile storytelling using beacons. The system including a memory storing a storytelling software application, the storytelling software application configured to generate a story that includes a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments of the story being associated with one of a plurality of beacons, and a processor configured to execute the storytelling software application to receive a first message…
3D model construction from 2D assets
Granted: October 22, 2019
Patent Number:
10453252
Features of the surface of an object of interest captured in a two-dimensional (2D) image are identified and marked for use in point matching to align multiple 2D images and generating a point cloud representative of the surface of the object in a photogrammetry process. The features which represent actual surface features of the object may have their local contrast enhanced to facilitate their identification. Reflections on the surface of the object are suppressed by correlating such…
System and method for dynamic matchmaking population herding
Granted: October 22, 2019
Patent Number:
10449457
Techniques are disclosed for dynamically herding a matchmaking population for a multi-player game. A new player requesting to play a multi-player game is presented with a gameplay selection mode interface based on metrics gathered by monitoring the matchmaking population for the different gameplay modes of the multi-player game. The metrics are evaluated by a metric evaluation engine to determine a configuration of the gameplay mode selection interface that is designed to herd the…
Game pieces for use with touch screen devices and related methods
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10441877
There is provided a system and method for communicating with a first peripheral device, of a plurality of peripheral devices, using a touch-sensitive system that has a processor and a touch surface. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method includes detecting, using the processor, a plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method further includes identifying, using the processor, the first peripheral…
Media content cross-referencing
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10448067
A media content cross-referencing system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a media cross-referencing software code. The hardware processor executes the media cross-referencing software code to receive data identifying multiple media assets, identify a media content including the media assets based on the data, and obtain a preliminary version of the media content. The preliminary version of the media content includes metadata…
Method and system for encoding and transmitting high definition 3-D multimedia content
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10448051
One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a method and system for encoding decoding 3-D multimedia content. In one example, visual content having a plurality of source frames may be processed to create a plurality of first and second type frames from each of the plurality of source frames. The plurality of first and second type frames may be arranged to create modified content, and generating a distinguishing signal for the visual content, which may…
Systems and methods for selecting a portion of a content segment to distribute via an online platform
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10447808
A portion of a content segment to distribute via an online platform may be selected. A retention metric may be obtained. Consumer engagement during the content segment may be quantified. The portion of the content segment to distribute via a second online platform to direct consumers to the content segment on the first online platform may be determined. The system may distribute the portion of the content segment via the second online platform.
Modeling interactions between simulated characters and real-world objects for more realistic augmented reality
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10445940
A simulation engine models interactions between a simulated character and real-world objects to produce a physically realistic augmented reality (AR) simulation. The simulation engine recognizes a given real-world object and then identifies, within a library of object models, an object model corresponding to that object. The simulation engine projects the object model onto the real-world object such that the object model is geometrically aligned with the real-world object. When the…
System for deliverables versioning in audio mastering
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10445056
Implementations of the disclosure describe systems and methods that leverage machine learning to automate the process of creating various versions of sound mixes using an original sound mix as a starting point. In implementations, a system for automated versioning of sound mixes may include: (i) a component to extract metadata categorizing/identifying the input sound mix; (ii) a component to extract audio features of the input sound mix; (iii) a component that uses a machine learning…
Systems and methods to synchronize visual effects and haptic feedback for interactive experiences
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10444840
This disclosure presents systems and methods to synchronize visual effects and haptic feedback for interactive experiences. Visual circuit control signals may dictate control of a presentation device to present images forming virtual content. Haptic circuit control signals may dictate control of a haptic feedback device to provide haptic output. Timing information conveying one or both of latency in the execution of the visual circuit control signals by the presentation device and/or…
Roller coaster with passenger compartment motion powered through stored onboard energy
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10442315
A roller coaster with a vehicle rolling under gravity along a track defining a ride path. The vehicle includes a chassis coupled to the track to roll on one or more surfaces of the track, and the vehicle includes a passenger compartment mounted on the chassis. The coaster also includes a compartment positioning mechanism that operates to move, such as with yaw, the passenger compartment between a first position in a passenger load/unload section of the ride path and one or more differing…
Registration of wireless encounters between wireless devices
Granted: October 15, 2019
Patent Number:
10441879
There is provided a first toy device that wirelessly and periodically transmits, using a transceiver, a first unique ID number, wirelessly receives, using the transceiver, a second unique ID number from a second toy device, stores the second unique ID number in the memory. Further, when the first toy device is in communication with a gaming device having a gaming application, the first toy device retrieves the second unique ID number from the memory, and transmits the retrieved second…
