System and method for personal floating video

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a user with a floating video of a subject are provided. The systems and methods generate a floating video by removing background pixels of a primary video using a background image/video, where the user records the primary video and the background image/video. The floating video may be generated on a recording device of the user and/or a remote server. Further, the user and/or the remote server may host the floating video.

1 . A method for providing a user with a floating video of a subject, said method comprising:
 receiving from a user a primary video of a subject located in front of a single colored static background, wherein said single colored static background has a color not known prior to said primary video being received from said user, and wherein said color of said single colored static background is not limited to any predetermined color;   processing said primary video to identify a background region defined by background pixels having said color of said single colored static background;   creating a floating video in which said subject is perceptible and said single color static background is at least substantially imperceptible based upon substantially all of said identified pixels defining said background region being set to transparent.   
     
     
         2 . The method as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said floating video is created by modifying said primary video. 
     
     
         3 . The method as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said floating video is created by extracting a subject portion of said primary video that defines said subject and using said extracted subject portion to create a new video file comprising said floating video. 
     
     
         4 . The method as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising a step of receiving at least one background image of said single colored static background without said subject prior to receiving said primary video, wherein said background image has a single color that corresponds to said color of said single colored static background. 
     
     
         5 . A method for providing a user with a floating video of a subject, said method comprising:
 receiving from a user a primary video of a subject located in front of a colored static background, wherein said colored static background has a single color not known prior to said primary video being received from said user, and wherein said single color of said colored static background is not limited to any predetermined color;   for a plurality of frames of the primary video, identifying all pixels defined with said single color of said static background and setting all said identified pixels having said single color to be transparent to define a floating video comprising said plurality of frames of said primary video in which said subject is perceptible and said single color static background is substantially imperceptible based upon substantially all of said pixels defining said single color static background being set to transparent.   
     
     
         6 . The method as set forth in  claim 5 , further comprising a step of receiving at least one background image of said colored static background prior to receiving said primary video, wherein said single color is determined by the color of said background image. 
     
     
         7 . The method as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein said step of determining a color range comprises receiving input from a user that selects an area of said colored static background in said primary video.