Metadata from image recognition
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of acquiring data associated with a television program consistent with certain embodiments involves 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. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of acquiring data associated with a television program, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of acquiring data associated with a television program, comprising:
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acquiring information that identifies a currently playing television program, wherein the acquiring comprises identifying the currently playing content by reference to an electronic program guide; 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; storing the metadata to a memory; and displaying at least a portion of the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A digital television receiver device that provides access to content associated with a television program, comprising:
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means for acquiring information that identifies a currently playing television program; a user interface that receives a command 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; an programmed processor that controls an Internet connection that accesses a specified web site that contains a database of metadata associated with television programs via the Internet in order to query 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; means for receiving a response from the specified web site that provides metadata associated with the image; and a display that displays at least a portion of the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of sourcing data associated with a television program, comprising:
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receiving a search query that includes information that identifies a television program and an image appearing in a frame of the television program; applying the search query to a database of metadata associated with television programs using the image along with the information that identifies the currently playing television program as search criteria; receiving a response from the database, the response including metadata associated with the image; and sending the metadata as a reply to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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