Sony patents system that auto-crops video to keep subjects in frame
Sony describes a system that creates a virtual camera view from a physical camera feed. It automatically adjusts the crop or framing of the video based on where a specific subject is located.
In the filing’s own words
Information processing that accommodates video content production that maintains content quality and automatically determines composition in a camera video or the like is disclosed. In one example, an information processing apparatus includes a video controller that generates a virtual camera video to be used for an output video on the basis of a captured video by a camera, and performs composition update control of the virtual camera video on the basis of determination information regarding a subject in the captured video or the output video.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a memory storing a program, and at least one processor configured to execute the program to perform operations comprising: generating a virtual camera video to be used for an output video on a basis of a captured video by a camera; performing composition update control of the virtual camera video on a basis of determination information regarding a subject in the captured video or the output video; generating the virtual camera video by cutting out the captured video; and performing setting control of a cutout range from the captured video as the composition update control.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
- Official title
- Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system
- Patent number
- US12744989B2
- Application number
- 18687939
- Filed
- Oct 11, 2022
- Granted
- Sep 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 16
Classified under
H04N 23/611 Electricity & electronicsG06V 40/20 Physics & computingH04N 23/64 Electricity & electronicsMore from Sony in Cameras & imaging
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