Video overlay text/ graphic inserter for exception video trigger

• US 20080050092A1
• Filed: 08/10/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Forrest Lee Erickson
• Original Assignee: Forrest Lee Erickson
• Inventors: Erickson, Forrest Lee
• Application Number:
  US11/891,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20080050092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/95
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19671 Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A device for overlay of text or graphics onto video to trigger video recording on a motion sensitive video recorder for non-motion events.

Claims

1. A video text insertion device comprising a means for input from a data domain, a data processor, and a means of video text or graphic overlay, the data processor searching the input data for symbols, keywords, or logical combinations of symbols and keywords to determine a state and on certain states causing the video overlay of inserted video text or graphic. Said overlay to be in a predefined location of the video image. Said overlay to simulate motion and therefore to triggering recording of video by a motion sensitive recording device.

2. A device of claim 1, which triggers recording of video by simulating motion in an area of video which said device self reserves by masking the normal video.

3. A device of claim 2, with a multiplicity of reserved areas in the video image to trigger recording of video.

4. A video text insertion device comprising a means to input from a data domain such as from a cash register, a data processor, and a means of video text or graphic overlay, the data processor searching the input data for symbols, keywords or logical combinations of symbols and keywords to determine a state and on certain states causing the video overlay of inserted video text or graphic in a fixed visible location to appear as an easy to see visual indication of the exception event.

5. A device of claim 4, with a multiplicity of reserved areas in the video image to indicate visually the exception events.

6. A video text or graphic insertion device comprising a means to input from a data domain such as from a cash register, a data processor, and a means of video text overlay surrounded with a background of a solid border or frame which is programmable in brightness or color, the data processor searching the input data for symbols, keywords, or logical combinations of symbols and keywords to determine a state and on certain states causing the video overlay to change the brightness or color of the border or frame, or a portion of a border or frame, of an image as an indication of the exception event.

7. A device of claim 6 where the border or frame consists of more than one region of solid brightness or color, which can be changed under program control.

8. A device of claim 6 where the border or frame, which has continuously varying spatial brightness or color which, can be changed under program control.