Interactive video progress bar using a markup language

• US 10,460,766 B1
• Filed: 10/10/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Sangoli, Shankar, Arbani, Yacine
• Primary Examiner(s): Shibru, Helen
• Application Number:
  US16/156,579
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 386241
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/745 the internal structure of a single video sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/748 Hypervideo linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object in the context of video distribution systems H04N21/858
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/816 involving special video data, e.g 3D video
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8545 for generating interactive applications

Abstract

A device that includes a playback engine configured to receive a video request that includes source scene information for a set of video scenes and animation instructions. The playback engine is configured to assign source scene identifiers for each video scene and to assign animation identifiers to elements in the video scenes. The playback engine is configured to generate a scene timing map that links a source scene identifier with an animation identifier and a time duration for the animation identifier. The playback engine is configured to generate a video timing map that includes a set of timestamp entries that each reference a source scene identifier and an animation identifier in the scene timing map. The playback engine is configured to link a progress bar with the video timing map and to display the progress bar with a video scene that is generated based on the source scene information.

Claims

1. An interactive video generating device, comprising:

a network interface configured to receive video requests; and

a playback engine implemented by a processor operably coupled to the network interface, configured to;

receive a video request comprising;

source scene information for a set of video scenes; and

animation instructions identifying;

a set of elements; and

time durations linked with each element in the set of elements;

assign source scene identifiers for each video scene in the set of video scenes;

assign animation identifiers for each element in the set of elements;

determine a time duration for each animation identifier;

generate a scene timing map, wherein the scene timing map links a source scene identifier with an animation identifier and a time duration for the animation identifier; and

generate a video timing map, wherein the video timing map comprising a set of timestamp entries, wherein each timestamp entry references a source scene identifier and an animation identifier in the scene timing map;

link a progress bar with the video timing map;

generate a video scene in the form of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page based on the source scene information, wherein the video scene comprises an interactive HTML element embedded in the video scene; and

display the progress bar with the video scene.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the animation instructions identify a delay associated with an element; and

assigning animation identifiers comprises assigning an animation identifier to the delay.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the animation instructions indicate that a first element and a second element from the set of elements run in parallel; and

determining a time duration for an animation identifier linked with the first element and the second element comprises;

selecting a first time duration associated with the first element when the first time duration is greater than a second time duration associated with the second element; and

selecting the second time duration associated with the second element when the second time duration is greater than the first time duration associated with the first element.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the interactive HTML element is configured to provide web content.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the interactive HTML element is configured to pause the progress bar when activated.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the animation instructions comprise transition effect instructions for the set of elements.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the animation instructions comprise audio instructions for the set of elements.

8. An interactive video generating method, comprising:

receiving, at a playback engine implemented by a processor, a video request comprising;

source scene information for a set of video scenes; and

animation instructions identifying;

a set of elements; and

time durations linked with each element in the set of elements;

assigning, by the playback engine, source scene identifiers for each video scene in the set of video scenes;

assigning, by the playback engine, animation identifiers for each element in the set of elements;

determining, by the playback engine, a time duration for each animation identifier;

generating, by the playback engine, a scene timing map, wherein the scene timing map links a source scene identifier with an animation identifier and a time duration for the animation identifier; and

generating, by the playback engine, a video timing map, wherein;

the video timing map comprising a set of timestamp entries;

each timestamp entry references a source scene identifier and an animation identifier in the scene timing map;

linking, by the playback engine, a progress bar with the video timing map;

generating, by the playback engine, a video scene in the form of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page based on the source scene information, wherein the video scene comprises an interactive HTML element embedded in the video scene; and

displaying, by the playback engine, the progress bar with the video scene.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the animation instructions identify a delay associated with an element; and

assigning animation identifiers comprises assigning an animation identifier to the delay.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the animation instructions indicate that a first element and a second element from the set of elements run in parallel; and

determining a time duration for an animation identifier linked with the first element and the second element comprises;

selecting a first time duration associated with the first element when the first time duration is greater than a second time duration associated with the second element; and

selecting the second time duration associated with the second element when the second time duration is greater than the first time duration associated with the first element.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the interactive HTML element is configured to provide web content.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the interactive HTML element is configured to pause the progress bar when activated.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the animation instructions comprise transition effect instructions for the set of elements.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the animation instructions comprise audio instructions for the set of elements.