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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Shahil Soni, Espoo, FI;
Esa Kankaanpää, Hyvinkää, FI;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling video content displayed to a viewer are presented. The method includes receiving video stream of a video. Two or more areas of interest are identified in a segment of the video stream and a display priority for each area of interest is determined. The method includes facilitating display of concurrently occurring portions of the segment if the display priority for the each area of interest is equal and the areas of interest can be simultaneously presented in a single view on a display screen. The concurrently occurring portions are displayed in a split screen arrangement if the areas of interest cannot be simultaneously presented in the single view. The portions of the segment related to one or more areas of interest are displayed based on an order of the display priority if the display priority for the each area of interest is unequal.