Apparatus for adapting a presentation of media content according to a position of a viewing apparatus
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-013/04
H04N-013/02
H04N-021/422
H04N-021/45
출원번호
US-0839943
(2010-07-20)
등록번호
US-9032470
(2015-05-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Meuninck, Troy C.
Bedingfield, Sr., James Carlton
Brown, William A.
Delorme, David B.
Morris, Nadia
출원인 / 주소
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
대리인 / 주소
Guntin & Gust, PLC
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32
초록▼
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to detect a first position of a viewing apparatus, wherein the viewing apparatus enables viewing of media programs, obtain a media p
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to detect a first position of a viewing apparatus, wherein the viewing apparatus enables viewing of media programs, obtain a media program in a first viewing perspective that conforms to the first position, present the media program with the first viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus, and transmit to the viewing apparatus a first audio signal corresponding to the first viewing perspective. The storage medium can also have computer instructions to detect that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second position, obtain the media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position, and present the media program with the second viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated.
대표청구항▼
1. A media processor, comprising: a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: assigning a first viewing apparatus to a first periodic time slot;assigning a second viewing apparatus to a second pe
1. A media processor, comprising: a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: assigning a first viewing apparatus to a first periodic time slot;assigning a second viewing apparatus to a second periodic time slot;transmitting a first infrared light signal to the first viewing apparatus;receiving first position information from the first viewing apparatus, wherein the first position information is determined by the first viewing apparatus by capturing the first infrared light signal;transmitting a second infrared light signal to the second viewing apparatus;receiving second position information from the second viewing apparatus, wherein the second position information is determined by the second viewing apparatus by capturing the second infrared light signal;obtaining a first media program in a first viewing perspective according to the first position;obtaining a second media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position;directing a presentation device to present the first media program during the first periodic time slot;directing the presentation device to present the second media program during the second periodic time slot,wherein the first viewing apparatus enables viewing of the first media program during the first periodic time slot while preventing a viewing of the second media program during the second periodic time slot, andwherein the second viewing apparatus enables viewing of the first media program during the second periodic time slot while preventing a viewing of the second media program during the first periodic time slot;transmitting to the first viewing apparatus a first recorded audio signal in accordance with the first viewing perspective;transmitting to the second viewing apparatus a second recorded audio signal in accordance with the second viewing perspective;detecting that the first viewing apparatus has moved to a third position according to third position information transmitted to the media processor by the first viewing apparatus;obtaining the first media program in a third viewing perspective in accordance with the third position;obtaining a third recorded audio signal, the third recorded audio signal having been recorded at a viewing perspective in accordance with the third viewing perspective;directing the presentation device to present the first media program in the third viewing perspective;transmitting to the first viewing apparatus the third recorded audio signal;receiving a request from the second viewing apparatus for changing from the second viewing perspective to a fourth viewing perspective, wherein the request is generated by the second viewing apparatus responsive to a speech command received by the second viewing apparatus;determining that the second media program is available in a fifth viewing perspective, wherein the fourth viewing perspective of the second media program is not available and wherein the fourth viewing perspective of the second media program is derivable from a combination of the second viewing perspective of the second media program and the fifth viewing perspective of the second media program;interpolating the second viewing perspective of the second media program and the fifth viewing perspective of the second media program to generate the fourth viewing perspective of the second media program;obtaining the fourth viewing perspective of the second media program that is generated; anddirecting the presentation device to present the second media program in the fourth viewing perspective. 2. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the first viewing apparatus further comprises a motion sensor that detects movement of the first viewing apparatus and wherein the first position information is updated by the first viewing apparatus according to the motion sensor. 3. The media processor of claim 2, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising: determining a first relative viewing angle of the first viewing apparatus according to the first position information; anddetermining a second relative viewing angle of the second viewing apparatus according to the second position information. 4. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the first media program and the second media program each include a plurality of viewing perspectives, and wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising obtaining the first viewing perspective and the second viewing perspective from the plurality of viewing perspectives included in each of the first media program and the second media program. 5. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the directing of the presentation device to present the first media program in the third viewing perspective comprises directing the presentation device to present the first media program in the third viewing perspective during the first periodic time slot without interrupting a viewing by the second viewing apparatus of the second media program in the second viewing perspective. 6. The media processor of claim 5, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising adapting the first media program in the first viewing perspective to the first media program in the third viewing perspective according to the third position. 7. The media processor of claim 5, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising: transmitting the third position to a media system remote from the media processor, wherein the media system has access to a plurality of viewing perspectives; andreceiving from the media system the first media program in the third viewing perspective without receiving other viewing perspectives of the plurality of viewing perspectives responsive to transmitting the third position to the media system. 8. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising: transmitting the first position and the second position to a media system remote from the media processor, wherein the media system has access to a plurality of recorded audio perspectives;receiving from the media system the first recorded audio signal in the first viewing perspective without receiving other recorded audio perspectives of the plurality of recorded audio perspectives; andreceiving from the media system the second recorded audio signal in the second viewing perspective without receiving other recorded audio perspectives of the plurality of recorded audio perspectives. 9. The media processor of claim 8, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising: transmitting the third position to the media system; andreceiving from the media system the third recorded audio signal in the third viewing perspective without receiving other recorded audio perspectives of the plurality of recorded audio perspectives. 10. The media processor of claim 1, comprising an imaging sensor operable to detect a change in position of each of the first viewing apparatus and the second viewing apparatus. 11. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the first viewing apparatus and the second viewing apparatus each comprise a location detector, and wherein each of the first viewing apparatus and the second viewing apparatus is operable to inform the media processor of the first position and the second position. 12. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the first media program and the second media program each comprise multi-dimensional images, wherein the media processor corresponds to a set-top box, and wherein each of the first viewing apparatus and the second viewing apparatus are selected from a group consisting of: shutter glasses; polarized glasses; and a combination thereof. 13. The media processor of claim 1, wherein the first media program and the second media program comprise a single instance of media content viewed in different viewing perspectives by the first viewing apparatus and the second viewing apparatus, and wherein the first viewing perspective and the second viewing perspective correspond to two of a plurality of viewing angles of images associated with the first media program and the second media program. 14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor facilitate performance of operations comprising: transmitting a first infrared light signal to a first viewing apparatus;receiving first position information from the first viewing apparatus, wherein the first position information is determined by the first viewing apparatus by capturing the first infrared light signal;obtaining a media program in a first viewing perspective that conforms to the first position information;presenting the media program in the first viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus;transmitting to the viewing apparatus a first recorded audio signal corresponding to the first viewing perspective;detecting that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second position according to second position information transmitted by the viewing apparatus, wherein the second position information is determined by a second viewing apparatus according to motion sensor of the first viewing apparatus that detects movement of the first viewing apparatus;obtaining the media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position;obtaining a second recorded audio signal corresponding to the second viewing perspective, the second recorded audio signal having been recorded at a viewing perspective corresponding to the second viewing perspective;transmitting to the viewing apparatus the second recorded audio signal;presenting the media program for viewing by way of the viewing apparatusreceiving a request from the viewing apparatus for changing from the second viewing perspective to a third viewing perspective, wherein the request is generated by the viewing apparatus responsive to a speech command received;interpolating a second viewing perspective of the media program and a fourth viewing perspective of the media program to generate the third viewing perspective of the media program;obtaining the third viewing perspective of the media program that is generated; andpresenting the media program in the third viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. 15. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the executable instructions further facilitate the performance of operations comprising: transmitting the second position to a media system remote from the processor, wherein the media system has access to a plurality of recorded audio perspectives; andreceiving from the media system the second recorded audio signal corresponding to the second viewing perspective without receiving other recorded audio perspectives of the plurality of recorded audio perspectives. 16. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the media program in the first viewing perspective and the second viewing perspective are obtained from a media system that supplies the media program in a plurality of viewing perspectives. 17. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the media program includes a plurality of viewing perspectives, and wherein the processor performs operations comprising obtaining the first viewing perspective and the second viewing perspective from the plurality of viewing perspectives included in the media program. 18. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the media program is presented in a multiplexing presentation scheme. 19. A viewing apparatus, comprising: a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:receiving a first infrared light signal from a set-top box;detecting the viewing apparatus in a first location according to the first infrared light signal;transmitting from the viewing apparatus to a set-top box a signal comprising the first location of the viewing apparatus;enable viewing of a media program presented by the set-top box in a first viewing perspective, wherein the set-top box obtains the media program according to the first location of the viewing apparatus;detecting that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second location according to a motion sensor of the viewing apparatus;transmitting from the viewing apparatus to the set-top box a signal comprising the second location of the viewing apparatus to cause the set-top box to request from a media system remote to the set-top box a second viewing perspective and a recorded audio signal corresponding to the second viewing perspective, the recorded audio signal having been recorded at a viewing perspective corresponding to the second viewing perspective;receiving the recorded audio signal;presenting the recorded audio signal;enabling viewing of the media program presented by the set-top box in the second viewing perspective;receiving a speech command for changing from the second viewing perspective to a third viewing perspective;transmitting a request to the set-top box for changing from the second viewing perspective to a third viewing perspective responsive to a speech command received; andenabling viewing of the media program presented by the set-top box in the third viewing perspective, wherein the third viewing perspective of the media program is generated by interpolating the second viewing perspective of the media program and a fourth viewing perspective of the media program. 20. The viewing apparatus of claim 19, wherein each of the first viewing perspective and the second viewing perspective conform to a multiplexing presentation scheme.
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