Display System Using Metadata to Adjust Area of Interest and Method

Abstract

A method of and apparatus for preparing an image signal includes combining with a video signal having a number of objects of interest metadata identifying the objects as Area of Interest (AOI). Exemplary objects includes an object in a group of objects, such as a horse in a horse race, a sports object, such as a hockey puck, and so on. The object may be an objectionable, such as a representation of violence, sex or vulgar language. A user may provide an input to select an object of interest to alter the prominence of the selected object. A display system responsive to the image signal for showing images having AOI with altered prominence based on user input. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing logic code for carrying out the foregoing.

1 . A method of creating an image signal, comprising:
 obtaining a primary video signal representing a sequence of images that include a plurality of objects of interest,   preparing object identification signals to identify one or more of the plurality of the objects of interest, and   combining the object identification signals as metadata with the primary video signal to form an image signal.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said combining comprises placing the metadata in the image signal to be decoded to identify one or more selected objects of interest as area of interest for showing via a display system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said preparing object identifying signals comprises respectively identifying objects amount a group of objects in respective images in the sequence of images. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said preparing object identification signals comprises selecting objects based on shape, color, size, electromagnetic energy information, number or character. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sequence of images is in the form of a data stream representing a plurality of images in the sequence image sequence, and said combining comprises placing the metadata in one location in the data stream to impact the showing of a plurality of images by a single metadata. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sequence of images is in the form of a data stream representing a plurality of images in the sequence image sequence, and said combining comprises placing respective metadata in the data stream in relation to respective images represented in the data stream. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the objects of interest are individual objects in a group of objects. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein each of a plurality of objects is a person in a group of persons. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein each of a plurality of objects is an animal in a group of animals. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the objects is a sports object, such as a hockey puck, golf ball, tennis ball, baseball, shuttlecock, or the like. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the objects is a pornographic image. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object of interest is an objectionable image due to sex, violence, language or the like. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising selecting the metadata to highlight one or more respective selected objects of interest in the course of showing images via a display based on a user selected input. 
     
     
         14 . System for creating an image signal, comprising:
 a camera, CCD or the like configured to obtain a primary video signal representing a sequence of images that include a plurality of objects of interest,   a processor system configured to prepare object identification signals to identify one or more of the plurality of the objects of interest, and   the processor system further configured to combine the object identification signals as metadata with the primary video signal to form an image signal.   
     
     
         15 . Logic code stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising logic code to form an image signal, the logic code configured for use with a primary video signal representing a sequence of images that include a plurality of objects of interest and for use with object identification signals to identify one or more of the plurality of objects of interest, to carry out the combining of object identification signals as metadata with the primary video signal to form an image signal.