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Method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos
Assignee: Aibuy Holdco Inc
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Filing: 2009-05-01
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Granted: 2015-08-18
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Expires: 2029-05-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.
Inventors
- 👤 II James K. Andrews
- 👤 Timothy M. Monaghan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/4722; H04N21/4725; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/43; G06F17/30023; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04847; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/2547; H04N21/266; H04N21/2668; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/478; H04N21/47815; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/8126; H04N21/8133; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A method comprising: transmitting or receiving instructions configured to cause a device to display information corresponding to a hot spot associated with a video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and is transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and is transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
A method comprising: transmitting or receiving instructions configured to cause a device to display information corresponding to a hot spot associated with a video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and is transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and is transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the channels comprise channels over the Internet, and the video and the at least some of the instruction are separately requested over the Internet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically obtained instructions are based on at least one attribute of the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the video is obtained on-demand from at least one server, and a playback of the video is initiated in response to a request to play the on-demand video.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein a playback of the video is initiated in response to a loading of a display area of the device that displays the video.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the video and the at least some of the instruction are separately stored on the device prior to a playback of the video.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the instructions are dynamically modified during a playback of the video.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the device that displays the video includes a processor and a display.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
232 words
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising stored logic, the stored logic configured when executed by at least one processing device to cause the at least one processing device to: transmit or receive instructions configured to cause a device to display information corresponding to a hot spot associated with a video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions include instructions that are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
232 words
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising stored logic, the stored logic configured when executed by at least one processing device to cause the at least one processing device to: transmit or receive instructions configured to cause a device to display information corresponding to a hot spot associated with a video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions include instructions that are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein: the channels comprise channels over the Internet, and the instructions are configured to cause the device to separately request the video and the at least some of the instruction over the Internet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the dynamically obtained instructions comprise instructions based on at least one attribute of the user.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein: the instructions are configured to cause the device to obtain the video on-demand from at least one server, and the instructions are configured to cause the device to initiate a playback of the video in response to a request to play the on-demand video.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to initiate a playback of the video in response to a loading of a display area of the device that displays the video.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to separately store at least a portion of the video and the at least some of the instruction on the device prior to a playback of the video.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein at least some of the instructions are configured to be dynamically modified during a playback of the video.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the device that displays the video includes a processor and a display.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a request from the user to turn a display of the hot spot either on or off, and in response to the request, turning the display of the hot spot either on or off.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein: the information includes information identifying at least one of a price, bid, or quantity for the one or more products or services displayed in the video; and the instructions are further configured to cause the device to dynamically update at least one of the price, bid, or quantity for the one or more products or services.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
55 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to: receive a request from the user to turn a display of the hot spot either on or off, and in response to the request, turn the display of the hot spot either on or off.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
36 words
The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the information includes information identifying at least one of a price, bid, or quantity for the one or more products or services displayed in the video.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
228 words
A system comprising one or more computers configured to: transmit or receive instructions to or for a device configured to display a video, the instructions configured when executed by the device to cause the device to display information corresponding to a hot spot in the video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions include instructions that are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
228 words
A system comprising one or more computers configured to: transmit or receive instructions to or for a device configured to display a video, the instructions configured when executed by the device to cause the device to display information corresponding to a hot spot in the video in response to the hot spot being invoked, the information corresponding to one or more products or services displayed in the video, wherein: at least some of the instructions include instructions that are dynamically provided to the device that displays the video or obtained from a location remote from the device that displays the video; a first portion of the instructions is configured to identify the one or more products or services associated with the hot spot and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a common channel as the video; and a second portion of the instructions is configured to obtain the information corresponding to the one or more products or services and includes instructions that are transmitted to or received at the device that displays the video through a different channel than the common channel; and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to display the hot spot in a manner invisible to a user; and wherein the first and second portions of the instructions originate from different servers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein: the channels comprise channels over the Internet, and the instructions are configured to cause the device to separately request the video and the at least some of the instruction over the Internet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the dynamically obtained instructions are based on at least one attribute of the user.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein: the instructions are configured to cause the device to obtain the video on-demand from at least one server, and the instructions are configured to cause the device to initiate a playback of the video in response to a request to play the on-demand video.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to initiate a playback of the video in response to a loading of a display area of the device that displays the video.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the device to separately store at least a portion of the video and the at least some of the instruction on the device prior to a playback of the video.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein at least some of the instructions are configured to be dynamically modified during a playback of the video.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the device that displays the video includes a processor and a display.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to: receive a request from the user to turn a display of the hot spot either on or off, and in response to the request, turn the display either on or off.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to shade or outline the hot spot in response to the user moving a cursor over the hot spot.
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