Patent ID: 11863813

Abstract:
This present disclosure describes a system and methods for interactive filters in live streaming multimedia. At least one method includes a user playing video games on a computer, using streaming software to combine all or part of their computer session with their local camera feed, using streaming software to encode and stream the encoded video to one or more streaming services, streaming services displaying the video stream to one or more viewers, said viewers interacting with the video via the streaming service, the user's streaming software retrieving data about viewer interactions, the streaming software using a computer vision algorithm to detect the position of an object in the user's camera feed, such as the user's face or hands, the streaming software retrieving animation code, the streaming software using the detected position of the detected object to generate a graphical image that aligns with and follows the detected object in the local camera feed, the streaming software adding the graphical image to the video stream in direct response to viewer interactions, and said graphical image being inserted into the video stream prior to the video being published for viewers to consume by the streaming service.