Patent ID: 9588215
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A63B,G01S,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a first device, panoramic video data derived from at least one panoramic video camera, wherein the panoramic video data comprises video data of at least one asset; the at least one panoramic video camera capturing images from a static position; receiving tracking data related to the at least one asset from a tracking system, wherein the tracking data identifies a location of the asset within the panoramic video data, wherein the at least one asset comprises at least two assets; augmenting the panoramic video data by embedding it with the tracking data; streaming a view comprising the augmented panoramic video data over a network connection to at least one other device; receiving, from the at least one other device, instructions to modify the view being streamed to the at least one other device, wherein the instructions to modify the view comprise instructions that select a section of the view to be viewed; adjusting, based upon the received instructions, the view being streamed to the at least one other device, wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the view to the selected section; determining that a first of said at least two assets is within a predetermined distance of a second of said at least two assets; and providing an alert in response to said determining that the first of said at least two assets is within a predetermined distance of the second of said at least two assets.