Systems and Methods for Displaying Annotated Video Content by Mobile Computing Devices

• US 20140310586A1
• Filed: 04/11/2013
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Justin, Greene, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 10,489,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying annotated video content by mobile computing devices. An example method may comprise: presenting, on a display of a mobile computing device, a video stream including a plurality of video frames; presenting a video annotation overlaid over a frame of the plurality of video frames; receiving a user interface command via a user input interface of the mobile computing device; and performing an action related to the video annotation, the action defined by the user interface command.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting, on a display of a mobile computing device, a video stream including a plurality of video frames;

presenting a video annotation overlaid over a frame of the plurality of video frames;

receiving a user interface command via a user input interface of the mobile computing device; and

performing an action related to the video annotation, the action defined by the user interface command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input interface is at least one of:

a touch-sensitive surface overlaid over the display, a camera, a microphone, or an accelerometer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the video annotation for displaying by the mobile computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the modifying comprises resizing the video annotation.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the modifying comprises changing a display position of the video annotation.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating a plurality of actions related to the video annotation to a plurality of user interface commands.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface command is provided by at least one of tapping the touch-sensitive surface, double-tapping the touch-sensitive surface, pressing the touch-sensitive surface, swiping the touch-sensitive surface, pinching the touch touch-sensitive surface, or rotating the touch-sensitive surface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface command comprises moving the mobile computing device according to a pattern including at least one of:

a defined frequency of movement, a defined amplitude of movement, or a defined direction of movement.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the video annotation is represented by at least one of:

a title, a speech bubble, a note, a label, a spotlight, or a video thumbnail.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the action is provided by at least one of:

pausing the video stream, jumping to a defined position within the video stream, displaying a second video stream, displaying a static image, or switching to an application executable by the mobile computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the video annotation data is encapsulated into the video stream.

12. A mobile computing device comprising:

a memory;

a display; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, the processor configured to;

present a video stream including a plurality of video frames;

present a video annotation overlaid over a frame of the plurality of video frames;

receive a user interface command via a user input interface of the mobile computing device; and

perform an action related to the video annotation, the action defined by the user interface command.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the user input interface is at least one of:

a touch-sensitive surface overlaid over the display, a camera, a microphone, or an accelerometer.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to modify the video annotation for displaying by the mobile computing device.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the modifying comprises resizing the video annotation.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the modifying comprises changing a display position of the video annotation.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to associate a plurality of actions related to the video annotation to a plurality of user interface commands.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the user interface command is provided by at least one of:

tapping the touch-sensitive surface, double-tapping the touch-sensitive surface, pressing the touch-sensitive surface, swiping the touch-sensitive surface, pinching the touch touch-sensitive surface, or rotating the touch-sensitive surface.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the user interface command comprises moving the mobile computing device according to a pattern including at least one of:

a defined frequency of movement, a defined amplitude of movement, or a defined direction of movement.

20. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:

present a video stream including a plurality of video frames;

present a video annotation overlaid over a frame of the plurality of video frames;

receive a user interface command via a user input interface of the mobile computing device; and

perform an action related to the video annotation, the action defined by the user interface command.