US 12,380,547 B2
Avatar based mitigation of sporadic pixelation in digital video
Srilal M. Weerasinghe, Parker, CO (US); Vipul Patel, Parker, CO (US); David Chen, Aurora, CO (US); and Erdogan Simsek, Englewood, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/304,155.
Prior Publication US 2024/0354918 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G11B 27/036 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/0002 (2013.01) [G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G11B 27/036 (2013.01); G11B 27/10 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30168 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of detecting video artifacts in a video stream or broadcast, comprising:
receiving, by a processor in a computing device, the video from a video source;
subtracting pixel intensity values from two consecutive frames in the video to generate a residual that identifies differences between the two consecutive frames;
identifying a video artifact in the video based on the generated residual; and
integrating a generated avatar into the video frames that include the video artifact and generating a modified video stream or broadcast that includes the integrated avatar by:
replacing artifacts on a background portion of video frame to generate an updated background portion;
integrating the generated avatar and the updated background portion to create a composite image; and
integrating the composite image into the video frames that include the video artifact.