Methods and systems for providing additional content

• US 10,402,063 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2018
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Dish Network Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dish Technologies LLC (Dish Network Corporation)
• Inventors: Quail, Gavin
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ludwig, Matthew J
• Application Number:
  US15/862,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20180129387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 715202, 715203, 715204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection

Abstract

Systems and methods for incorporating additional material in video content are described. Exemplary methods may include identifying the individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback. The methods may include incorporating at least one item of information within at least one of the individual frames identified to produce modified video content. The methods may also include transmitting the modified video content for display.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

at least one input component configured to receive content;

at least one output component communicatively couplable with at least one display device;

one or more processors; and

memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform;

identifying individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback of the video content;

determining a context of the video content to which a set of one or more items of information is to be incorporated, wherein the determining comprises evaluating the individual frames to identify action content displayed by the individual frames;

based on the context of the video content, producing modified video content at least partially by;

incorporating at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one individual frame of the individual frames identified to where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one individual frame at a first position with respect to at least part of the action content; and

incorporating the at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one subsequent individual frame of the individual frames, the at least one subsequent individual frame to be displayed subsequently to the at least one individual frame where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one subsequent individual frame at a second position, wherein the second position is different from the first position; and

transmitting via the at least one output component the modified video content for display.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first position is a location that is alternative to a position corresponding to the at least part of the action content.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the location is opposite to the position corresponding to the at least part of the action content.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one subsequent individual frame at the second position with respect to at least a second part of the action content.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the adjusted playback comprises a fast-forwarding operation, and the fast-forwarding operation comprises selecting the at least one individual frame to be displayed for a period of time while traversing a portion of the modified video content.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the fast-forwarding operation comprises displaying a subset of the individual frames corresponding to a speed of the fast-forwarding operation, and the at least one item of information is substantially hidden during normal playback of the modified video content.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the transmitting comprises providing for display a selection of the subset of the individual frames corresponding to the speed of the fast-forwarding operation.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one item of information is substantially hidden during non-adjusted playback of the modified video content.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one item of information comprises at least one of an icon, a logo, or text.

10. A method comprising:

identifying individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback of the video content;

determining a context of the video content to which a set of one or more items of information is to be incorporated, wherein the determining comprises evaluating the individual frames to identify action content displayed by the individual frames;

based on the context of the video content, producing modified video content at least partially by;

incorporating at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one individual frame of the individual frames identified to where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one individual frame at a first position with respect to at least part of the action content; and

incorporating the at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one subsequent individual frame of the individual frames, the at least one subsequent individual frame to be displayed subsequently to the at least one individual frame where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one subsequent individual frame at a second position, wherein the second position is different from the first position; and

transmitting the modified video content for display.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first position is a location that is alternative to a position corresponding to the at least part of the action content.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the location is opposite to the position corresponding to the at least part of the action content.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one subsequent individual frame at the second position with respect to at least a second part of the action content.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the adjusted playback comprises a fast-forwarding operation, and the fast-forwarding operation comprises selecting the at least one individual frame to be displayed for a period of time while traversing a portion of the modified video content.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the fast-forwarding operation comprises displaying a subset of the individual frames corresponding to a speed of the fast-forwarding operation, and the at least one item of information is substantially hidden during normal playback of the modified video content.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the transmitting comprises providing for display a selection of the subset of the individual frames corresponding to the speed of the fast-forwarding operation.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one item of information is substantially hidden during non-adjusted playback of the modified video content.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one item of information comprises at least one of an icon, a logo, or text.

19. One or more non-transitory, processor-readable media comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform:

identifying individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback of the video content;

determining a context of the video content to which a set of one or more items of information is to be incorporated, wherein the determining comprises evaluating the individual frames to identify action content displayed by the individual frames;

based on the context of the video content, producing modified video content at least partially by;

incorporating at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one individual frame of the individual frames identified to where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one individual frame at a first position with respect to at least part of the action content; and

incorporating the at least one item of information of the set of one or more items of information within at least one subsequent individual frame of the individual frames, the at least one subsequent individual frame to be displayed subsequently to the at least one individual frame where the at least one item of information is positioned within the at least one subsequent individual frame at a second position, wherein the second position is different from the first position; and

transmitting the modified video content for display.

20. The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media of claim 19, wherein the first position is a location that is alternative to a position corresponding to the at least part of the action content.