Robot Camera Control Using Timing and Position Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robot camera control technologies fail to respond to dynamic conditions such as the flow of music during live performances or changes in a sports broadcast, like score or athlete activity, limiting their camerawork adaptability beyond position-based adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that uses a table associating timing, position, and camerawork information to control multiple robot cameras, allowing for adaptive camerawork adjustments based on current timing and position, with interpolation for missing position data and correction for recognized subject positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If robot cameras are used to replace camera staff for capturing images, then the number of camera staff is reduced and costs are lowered, but the camerawork cannot respond to dynamic conditions such as music flow or sports broadcast changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts camerawork parameters based on real-time conditions by integrating position information, timing information, and condition information (such as music flow or sports stats) to enable robot cameras to adapt their operation to changing scenarios while maintaining automation
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms by continuously acquiring position information from subjects and condition information from external sources, then using this feedback to adjust camerawork parameters in real-time, enabling the automated system to respond to dynamic conditions
2Device complexity
If camerawork is controlled based only on position information, then the control system is simple, but it cannot respond to changes in other conditions such as music flow or sports broadcast progression
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is designed to handle multiple types of information inputs (position information, timing information, and condition information) through a unified camerawork parameter generation process, enabling the system to respond to various dynamic conditions while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to achieve camerawork corresponding to changes in various conditions when controlling multiple robot cameras.Position information about a subject is acquired, timing information indicating a passage of time is acquired, and on a basis of the timing information and the position information about the subject, camerawork control information controlling the camerawork of an image capture apparatus that captures the subject is generated. The present disclosure is applicable to a switcher apparatus that controls multiple robot cameras.