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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, crowdsourced volumetric video capture is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a video captured by a user of a subject. The embodiment may also include creating a geofence based on a reference area surrounding the received video. The embodiment may further include identifying one or more locations and one or more capture angles needed to generate a volumetric video of the subject. The embodiment may also include calculating and assigning a weight to the one or more locations and/or one or more capture angles based on an importance in generation of the volumetric video. The embodiment may further include identifying one or more photographic capture devices within the geofence. The embodiment may also include presenting the one or more locations, one or more capture angles, and the weight assigned to each location and/or each capture angle to a user associated with the photographic capture devices.