Aligning and summarizing different photo streams

摘要

A method for organizing individual collections of images or videos captured for the same event by different cameras into a master collection, wherein each individual collection forms a media stream in chronological order, includes using a processor to provide the following steps: extracting image features for each image or video of the media stream of each individual collection; analyzing the extracted features to align the media streams to form a master stream in chronological order of the event over a common timeline; producing a master collection of images or videos of the event from the master stream by removing redundant images or videos; and storing, displaying or transmitting the master collection.

主权项

1. A method for organizing a plurality of individual media collections containing digital content records into a master collection, comprising:
(a) assembling digital content records from two or more of the plurality of individual media collections, wherein the digital content records are captured for the same event by different persons at different locations at different times; (b) extracting features from each digital content record in the two or more individual media collections; (c) analyzing the extracted features to align the digital content records into a chronological master stream of the same event over a common timeline; (d) compacting the master stream into a master collection by using a cost function to automatically remove redundant digital content records; and (e) storing, displaying or transmitting the master collection.