Method and Apparatus for Adding User Preferred Information To Video on TV

• US 20130332952A1
• Filed: 04/12/2010
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Atul Anandpura, Sunil Solanki
• Original Assignee: Atul Anandpura, Sunil Solanki
• Inventors: Anandpura, Atul, Solanki, Sunil
• Application Number:
  US12/758,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4015 where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4886 for displaying a ticker, e.g. scrolling banner for news, stock exchange, weather data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

An apparatus for combining any video and user-preferred data from the internet, a data collection processor, an on screen display generator and video mixer. The user-preferred data can be customized by the user on the apparatus or using a computer. The apparatus may be controlled by a remote control or hand or other gesture control may also used to control the apparatus. The apparatus also provides video conferencing mode. The apparatus provides speech to sign language conversion.

Claims

1. A method for provision of user preferred information concurrently with displayed programs on a video display, comprising the steps of:

a. ascertaining user information to be displayed with video on an electronic video display;

a. obtaining the user information from the Internet;

b. utilizing a processor to overlay the user information on the input video displayed on the electronic display in a composite image; and

c. displaying the input video overlaid said user information on the electronic video display.

2. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing a microprocessor running software adapted to format said user information for said overlay to be displayed concurrently with said input video.

3. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing software to derive said user information from remote sources over a wide area network.

4. The method of claim 2, additionally comprising:

employing analyzing software upon said processor to analyze said input video to identify a subject matter of said input video; and

employing software to search and obtain said user information which is relevant to said subject matter from the internet.

5. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising:

employing said processor to compress said video and audio signal.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

streaming the compressed video and audio to an internet communication port.

7. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising:

employing said processor to generate and overlay the web-link on the input video displayed on the electronic display.

8. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing said processor to generate and overlay a rating link on the input video displayed on said electronic display.

9. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing said processor to generate and overlay a media sharing link on the on the input video displayed on said electronic display.

10. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing a display which is not a television.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing video of a said user through a video camera; and

recognizing hand gestures of said user to provide user interface.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing video of a said user through video camera; and

providing a video conference facility.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing video of a said user through two video cameras placed appropriately; and

providing 3D video conferencing facility.

14. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

utilizing said processor and said software to convert speech into actions of a character;

employing said actions to animate sign language upon said video display.

15. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising:

employing said processor to covert sign language of a said user into speech; and

communicating said speech to a second party in a video conference.

16. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing said processor to acquire videos from the internet; and

displaying said videos in a window formed in said overlay.

17. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising:

employing said processor to store video program watching habits of a user in an electronic memory;

creating a database of the video programs being watched by each said user;

analyzing video program viewing habits dependent on the day and time of the program being watched by a said user;

providing said user information of the video programs available on the TV network;

on the internet, comparing program information with the stored video program viewing habits of a said user to thereby provide a means to provide a suggestion of a video program a said user would like to watch, at a given day and time; and

presenting to the said user, the suggestion of the video programs a user may like to watch.

18. A device comprising:

a communication port to communicate with the internet;

a remote control receiver;

a video input;

a video output; and

a processor configured for;

accessing internet to obtain information;

formatting the obtained information; and

overlaying the formatted information on the input video.

19. of claim 18, further comprising:

audio video data compressor;

streaming the compressed video to a mobile device over local area network

20. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

an image processor;

analyzing the video and acquiring additional relevant internet data and displaying on the TV.

21. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

an audio processor, for synchronizing the audio with the video by adding the time delay to take into account the delay (if any) introduced by the video processor.

22. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

an audio processor, for analyzing the audio of the video being played and converting the audio into an action of animated character.

23. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a video program relevant or user-preferred data relevant web-link, for enabling the user to get relevant information on the TV by selecting the web link with the remote control.

24. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a video rate-link, for the customer to rate the program and share the ratings with the social networking sites and/or agency collecting rating information.

25. The device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a video share-link, for sharing the video and TV program information with other people.

26. A method and device for adding additional information to video on TV, comprising:

an audio processor;

a video mixer;

a program information extractor;

an internet connectivity;

a video input;

an audio input;

a video output;

an audio output;

a network streaming protocols;

an audio/video compressor;

additional information data extractor and formatter;

a video program relevant web-link displayed on the TV;

additional information relevant web-link;

a video rating-link displayed on the TV; and

a video sharing-link displayed on the TV.