# US 2018/0025220 A1 · Image capture, processing and delivery at group events

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- Number: US 2018/0025220 A1
- Document ID: US20180025220A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/720,624
- Filed: 2017-09-29
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-19
- Assignees: Fanpics, LLC
- Applicants: Fanpics, LLC
- Inventors: William Dickinson; Daniel Magy; Marco Correia
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025220A1

## CPC

- G06V 40/174: {Facial expression recognition}
- G06V 20/53: {Recognition of crowd images, e.g. recognition of crowd congestion}
- H04N 7/181: {for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources}
- H04N 7/188: {Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253)}
- H04N 21/21805: {enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras}
- H04N 21/2187: Live feed
- H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)}
- H04N 21/8153: {comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image}
- H04N 23/58: Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors
- H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
- H04N 23/675: {comprising setting of focusing regions}
- G08B 13/1963: {Arrangements allowing camera rotation to change view, e.g. pivoting camera, pan-tilt and zoom [PTZ]}
- H04N 23/695: Control of camera direction for changing a field of view, e.g. pan, tilt or based on tracking of objects
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for image acquisition and distribution of individuals at large events. In one aspect, a method for providing an image of attendees at an event includes operating one or more image capturing devices to record images of attendees of an event situated at locations in an event venue, processing the images to form a processed image, and distributing the processed image to the individual. The processing includes mapping the locations to a grid including coordinates corresponding to predetermined positions associated with the event venue, defining an image space containing an individual at a particular location in the event venue based on the coordinates, and forming the processed image based on the image space.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for providing an image of attendees at an event, comprising:
operating one or more image capturing devices to record images of attendees of an event situated at locations in an event venue;
processing the images, the processing including:
mapping the locations to a grid including coordinates corresponding to predetermined positions associated with the event venue,
defining an image space containing an individual at a particular location in the event venue based on the coordinates, and
forming a processed image based on the image space; and
distributing the processed image to the individual.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the event venue includes at least one of a stadium, an arena, a ballpark, an auditorium, a music hall, an amphitheater, a building to host the event, or an outdoor area to host the event.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the attendees include fans or spectators at a sporting event.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined positions include seating in the event venue.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operating includes manually triggering the one or more image capturing devices to record the images at an operator-selected instance based on an occurrence of the event.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operating includes automatically triggering the one or more image capturing devices to record the images based on at least one of sound, visual stimulus, or mechanical perturbation generated at the event venue.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operating includes temporally capturing a series of images of the attendees after one of a manual triggering or an automatic triggering of the one or more image capturing devices.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the series of images are captured at a speed of at least two images per second.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more image capturing devices are automated to record the images by continuously panning in one or both of horizontal and vertical directions along a predetermined trajectory to capture the series of images with a predetermined focusing of the locations in the event venue.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more image capturing devices are automated to record the images by moving to and stopping at a plurality of imaging positions along a predetermined trajectory to capture the series of images while stopped at the corresponding imaging position, wherein the one or more image capturing devices are configured to have a predetermined focusing of the locations in the event venue.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more image capturing devices are configured to have a predetermined focusing of the locations in the event venue.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the forming the processed image based on the image space includes producing a segmented image.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the producing the segmented image includes cropping at least one of the recorded images to a size defined by the image space.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the producing the segmented image further includes overlapping two or more of the recorded images to form a merged image.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing includes wirelessly transmitting the processed image to a mobile device of the individual.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, further comprising producing a graphical user interface on the mobile device to present the processed image to the individual.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the graphical interface further presents event-related content with the processed image.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the event-related content includes one or both of information associated with the event and an image of an occurrence of the event, the occurrence temporally corresponding to the processed image.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The method of claim 16, wherein the graphical interface includes an interface to report a security-related incident to authorities at the event venue.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the processing the images further includes attaching meta data with image data of the processed image.