Personal video capture system

Claim 1

A system that records an image of an individual at a preselected location and retrievably stores digital signals of the image for preparing a personalized video tape, the system comprising: a camera means including a plurality of video camera at each of a plurality of video locations for providing digital camera means signals indicative of the image of the individual at the preselected location; an identification processor for combining said digital camera means signals from said plurality of video camera means with correlation signals identifying the individual and corresponding video camera location, and generating correlated camera means signals; a memory means for retrievably storing the correlated camera means signals; a controller for presenting to said memory means, in response to received tape assembly signals, control signals to retrieve selected correlated camera means signals and for presenting to said identification processor said correlation signals in response to received individual information signals and further for generating tape initiating signals to begin personalized video tape assembly; an input reader means for receiving signals from the individual containing identifying information and generating therefrom said individual information signals; video storage means having stored therein signals corresponding to a standard video image of said preselected location without the individual; a means for generating said tape assembly signals for initiating tape assembly and identifying selected correlated camera means signals; and a video assembly means for generating, in response to said tape initiation signals, a personalized video tape including said standard video signals combined with said selected correlated camera means signals.

Claim 2

A system that records an image of an individual at a preselected location and retrievably stores digital signals of the image for preparing a personalized video tape, the system comprising: a camera means including a plurality of video camera at each of a plurality of video locations for providing digital camera means signals indicative of the image of the individual at the preselected location; an identification processor for combining said digital camera means signals from said plurality of video camera means with correlation signals identifying the individual and corresponding video camera location, and generating correlated camera means signals; a memory means for retrievably storing the correlated camera means signals; a controller for presenting to said memory means, in response to received tape assembly signals, control signals to retrieve selected correlated camera means signals and for presenting to said identification processor said correlation signals in response to received individual information signals and further for generating tape initiating signals to begin personalized video tape assembly; an input reader means for receiving signals from the individual containing identifying information and generating therefrom said individual information signals; video storage means having stored therein signals corresponding to a standard video image of said preselected location without the individual; a means for generating said tape assembly signals for initiating tape assembly and identifying selected correlated camera means signals; and a video assembly means for generating, in response to said tape initiation signals, a personalized video tape including said standard video signals combined with said selected correlated camera means signals.

Claim 7

A system that asynchronously records an image of an individual at a preselected location and retrievably stores digital signals of the image for preparing a personalized video tape, the system comprising: a camera means for asynchronously providing digital camera means signals indicative of the image of the individual at the preselected location; an identification processor for combining said digital camera means signals with correlation signals identifying the individual with said camera means signals and generating correlated camera means signals, said identification processor further comprises a means for generating individual correlation signals for associating received camera means signals with a one of a corresponding plurality of individuals; a memory means for retrievably storing the correlated camera means signals; a controller for presenting to said memory means, in response to received tape assembly signals, control signals to retrieve selected correlated camera means signals and for presenting to said identification processor said correlation signals in response to received individual information signals and further for generating tape initiating signals to begin personalized video tape assembly; an input reader means for receiving signals from the individual containing identifying information and generating therefrom said individual information signals; video storage means having stored therein standard video signals corresponding to a standard video image of said preselected location without the individual; a means for generating said tape assembly signals for initiating tape assembly and identifying selected correlated camera means signals; and a video assembly means for generating, in response to said tape initiation signals, a plurality of personalized video tape including said standard video signals asynchronously combined with said selected correlated camera means signals, each of said tapes corresponding to a respective one of said individuals.

Claim 8

A system that asynchronously records an image of an individual at a preselected location and retrievably stores digital signals of the image for preparing a personalized video tape, the system comprising: a camera means for asynchronously providing digital camera means signals indicative of the image of the individual at the preselected location; an identification processor for combining said digital camera means signals with correlation signals identifying the individual with said camera means signals and generating correlated camera means signals, said identification processor further comprises a means for generating individual correlation signals for associating received camera means signals with a one of a corresponding plurality of individuals; a memory means for retrievably storing the correlated camera means signals; a controller for presenting to said memory means, in response to received tape assembly signals, control signals to retrieve selected correlated camera means signals and for presenting to said identification processor said correlation signals in response to received individual information signals and further for generating tape initiating signals to begin personalized video tape assembly; an input reader means for receiving signals from the individual containing identifying information and generating therefrom said individual information signals; video storage means having stored therein standard video signals corresponding to a standard video image of said preselected location without the individual; a means for generating said tape assembly signals for initiating tape assembly and identifying selected correlated camera means signals; and a video assembly means for generating, in response to said tape initiation signals, a plurality of personalized video tape including said standard video signals asynchronously combined with said selected correlated camera means signals, each of said tapes corresponding to a respective one of said individuals.