Video-Related Meta Data Engine System and Method

• US 20120166951A1
• Filed: 07/27/2011
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg
• Original Assignee: Chad Steelberg, Ryan Steelberg
• Inventors: Steelberg, Ryan, Steelberg, Chad
• Application Number:
  US13/192,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/30 on the same track as the main recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8715 involving the mixing of the reproduced video signal with a non-recorded signal, e.g. a text signal

Abstract

A engine for use with a display is disclosed. The engine includes a presenter that presents at least two audio/visual works, at least one software application capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs, and a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each recurrence of a particular object across the audio/visual works, and across each of the at least one metadata related interaction.

Claims

1. An engine for use with a display, comprising:

a presenter, provided by computing code embodied in a tangible medium that, upon interaction with a computer processor, presents an audio/visual work;

a software application, instantiated by second computing code executed by the computer processor and received across a computing network, that is capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, said metadata-related interaction including providing for a click on an object in the audio/visual work to display more information, including at least a price, regarding said object; and

at least two communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs.

2. The engine of claim 1, wherein said software application is at least partially remote from the presenter.

3. The engine of claim 1, wherein the at least one metadata-related interaction comprises interaction with remotely generated metadata associated with the audio/visual work.

4. The engine of claim 1, wherein the at least one metadata-related interaction comprises interaction with locally generated metadata for association with the audio/visual work.

5. The engine of claim 1, further comprising a prioritization filter.