Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Video rendering, including: tracking spatial coordinates of at least one camera during a video sequence forming a shot having multiple frames, wherein each of the at least one camera has a lens; creating a lens profile storing lens data corresponding to the lens of the at least one camera during the shot; encoding the lens data; sending the lens data to a render engine; retracing the movement of the at least one camera during the shot; recreating the lens and one or more characteristics of the lens during the shot; and replicating the shot in a virtual environment using the retraced camera movement and recreated lens characteristics.

Managing cameras and controlling video display, including: identifying a first group of cameras, each camera in the first group having a respective image stream; identifying a second group of cameras, each camera in the second group having a respective image stream, and each camera in the second group is not in the first group; assigning a name to each group; assigning a name to each camera; displaying the name of each group in a user interface on a computer system; displaying the name of each camera in the user interface; receiving a selection of a group through the user interface; displaying the image stream for each camera in the selected group simultaneously; receiving a selection of one camera through the user interface; and displaying the image stream for the selected camera.

Authenticating for a virtual reality (VR) system using a plurality of factors of authentication, including: collecting a password entered into a virtual keyboard for a first factor of the plurality of factors of authentication, wherein the password is entered by a user selecting a series of data including numbers, letters, or images on the virtual keyboard displayed on a display of the VR system; and collecting a biometric fingerprint from movements of the VR system for a second factor of the plurality of factors of authentication.

Blockchain-based proof of presentation of content on a media channel, including: generating, upon receiving a request to generate, at least first, second, and third parameters, wherein the first and second parameters are input parameters and the third parameter is calculated as an output parameter of a one-way cryptographic function; generating a first type of block by incorporating the first and third parameters into the first type of block; validating the first type of block and the blockchain; appending the first type of block to the blockchain when both the first type of block and the blockchain are declared valid; and embedding the second parameter into the content that is to be made available on the media channel to produce tainted content.

Systems, methods, and apparatus to generate training data include receiving a beam of light reflected from a subject and splitting the beam of light into at least a first beam and a second beam; directing the first beam toward a first sensor and the second beam toward a second sensor; sensing and processing the first beam to generate a first video having a first characteristic; sensing and processing the second beam to generate a second video having a second characteristic; and processing the first video and the second video to generate training data.

Synchronizing audio and video streams to enable automatic generation of dailies, including: identifying a first time in the audio stream when a sound occurs from closing clapper sticks; identifying a second time in the video stream when there is an image of the clapper sticks closed, wherein the clapper sticks include symbols or patterns applied on a surface of the clapper sticks which appear complete when the clapper sticks are closed; and synchronizing the audio and video streams using the first and the second time.

Digitally distributing media content using a distribution backbone system, including: receiving a request for media content from a client, the request including a client profile; performing inventory and analysis of source assets by iteratively progressing through the client profile to create output; performing a capability mapping in which a series of rules that allow the source assets to be mapped to the client profile; and planning a manufacturing process, which determines work items and execution steps from capabilities mapped in response to the request for media content from the client.

Correcting an image rendered on a display for a target, including: an object tracking device to measure a relative position to the target; a configuration file including at least a list of target angles to rotate the display in relation to the relative position of the object tracking device; a measurement control system to ingest the configuration file, the measurement control system to initiate a sequence by tracking stability display while displaying a grey scale value of the target that is a basis for subsequent angular measurements; and a goniometric rotational device including a pair of servo motors to place a point of rotation on an axis aligned surface normal of the display.

Verifying that a user is using a device at a pre-specified location between a start time and an end time, including: calculating a challenge and an answer that is a function of the challenge; generating and storing in a blockchain, a commitment including an identity of the user, an identity of the device, the pre-specified location associated with the user, the start time of usage of the device, the end time of usage of the device, and the calculated challenge; generating a visual code of the device to carry the answer; encrypting the generated visual code with a public key of the device, wherein the encrypted visual code may only be decrypted with a private key of the device; and storing the encrypted visual code in the blockchain.

Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium including: a lens and a focal reducer to receive a beam of image; a beam splitter to receive the beam of image from the focal reducer and split the beam of image into multiple directions. The system also includes a plurality of sensors coupled to the beam splitter. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense the beam of image within a particular band of frequencies. Further, the particular band of frequencies of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors does not overlap with the particular band of frequencies of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors. The focal reducer condenses and amplifies the beam of image to increase the sensitivity of each sensor.