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Metadata from image recognition

  • US 20080098432A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2007
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of acquiring data associated with a television program, comprising:

  • acquiring information that identifies a currently playing television program;

    receiving a command from a user interface that selects an image forming a portion of a frame of video displayed on the television, wherein said frame of video is a portion of the television program;

    accessing a specified web site that contains a database of metadata associated with television programs via the Internet;

    querying the specified web site for metadata associated with the image by providing the image along with the information that identifies the currently playing television program;

    receiving a response from the specified web site that provides metadata associated with the image; and

    displaying at least a portion of the metadata.

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