Association of media interaction with complementary data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a message characterizing a plurality of selections of areas of video, the selections of the areas of video received at a media player capturing user interaction with the video and displaying resources related to the selections in response to the user interaction; and
causing the message to be sent to a recipient to enable an action related to the selections to be performed.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, related to association of media with complementary information (e.g., resources). A message characterizing selections of areas of video may be generated and be caused to be sent to a recipient, where the selections were generated by a media player that captures user interaction with the video and displays resources related to the selections in response to the user interaction. Input characterizing an area of a video to be offered for sale may be received and an association of the area of the video with a resource selected by the buyer may be caused to be offered for sale. The area may be designed to be associated with a resource to be displayed in response to user interaction with the area of the video in a media player.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a message characterizing a plurality of selections of areas of video, the selections of the areas of video received at a media player capturing user interaction with the video and displaying resources related to the selections in response to the user interaction; and causing the message to be sent to a recipient to enable an action related to the selections to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving input characterizing an identification of an area of a video to be offered for sale, the area to be associated with a resource to be presented in response to user interaction with the area of the video in a media player, the media player capturing the user interaction with the video and presenting resources related to the video in response to the user interaction to provide an interactive experience with the video and the resource being selected from a range of resources associated with the video based on the user interaction; and causing to be offered for sale an association of the area of the video with a resource selected by the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving input characterizing a selection of an area of a video at a media player, the media player to capture user interaction with the video and to cause a resource related to the selection to be presented in response to the user interaction; identifying one or more key words associated with the area of the video; performing a search by an advertising engine for resources matching search criteria derived from the key words, the search being performed in response the identifying the key words; and providing results of the search to a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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