Multi-device alignment for collaborative media capture

摘要

Systems and methods of conducting collaborative image capture may provide for transferring sensor data from a plurality of image capture devices to a designated master device, which may in turn determine rough alignment recommendations for the image capture devices. The image capture devices may receive the alignment recommendations and output them to a preview display for manual alignment and/or to an automated adjustment system for automated alignment. Additionally, the image capture devices may transfer preview image data to the master device, wherein fine alignment recommendations may be made based on the preview image data.

主权项

1. A method of operating a master device, comprising:
receiving sensor data from a plurality of image capture devices, wherein the sensor data includes one or more of location data and orientation data; determining one or more rough adjustment recommendations for a collaborative image capture event based at least in part on the sensor data; transmitting the one or more rough adjustment recommendations to one or more of the plurality of image capture devices; receiving preview image data from the one or more plurality of image capture devices based at least in part on the one or more rough adjustment recommendations; conducting an image alignment analysis on the preview image data, wherein one or more fine adjustment recommendations are determined further based on the image alignment analysis; transmitting the one or more fine adjustment recommendations to one or more of the plurality of image capture devices; detecting a successful alignment condition with respect to at least one of the plurality of image capture devices based at least in part on the one or more fine adjustment recommendations; and transmitting a lock message in response to the successful alignment condition to notify the at least one of the plurality of image capture devices of present alignment.