CHARACTER BASED SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting a plurality of character images simultaneously on a display;
receiving a viewer selection of a first character image from the plurality of character images;
identifying a first media segment the highest relevance with the first character image;
beginning playback of the first media segment on the display upon identifying the first media segment, wherein playback begins in response to receiving the viewer selection of the first character image.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of character images simultaneously on a display; receiving a viewer selection of a first character image from the plurality of character images; identifying a first media segment the highest relevance with the first character image; beginning playback of the first media segment on the display upon identifying the first media segment, wherein playback begins in response to receiving the viewer selection of the first character image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a display operable to present a plurality of character images simultaneously on a display; an interface operable to receive a viewer selection of a first character image from the plurality of character images; a processor operable to identify a first media segment having the highest relevance with the first character image and begin playback of the first media segment on the display upon identifying the first media segment, wherein playback begins in response to receiving the viewer selection of the first character image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
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computer code for presenting a plurality of character images simultaneously on a display; computer code for receiving a viewer selection of a first character image from the plurality of character images; computer code for identifying a first media segment having the highest relevance with the first character image; computer code for beginning playback of the first media segment on the display upon identifying the first media segment, wherein playback begins in response to receiving the viewer selection of the first character image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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