SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTENT PROGRAMMING

• US 20150095942A1
• Filed: 12/10/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Intertainer Incorporated
• Inventors: Hudson, Ron J., Coles, Terrence T., Berry, Craig D., Easty, Allen D.
• Application Number:
  US14/565,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2542 for selling goods, e.g. TV shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8541 involving branching, e.g. to different story endings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and method for interacting with video by displaying one or more interface links associated with video content being displayed, pausing the video content when an interface link is interacted with, allowing the user to view ancillary content the interface link is linked to over a network, and un-pausing the video content after the user elects to continue viewing the video content. In one or more embodiments, the ancillary content may permit e-commerce, display additional video or other images, and/or include links to additional ancillary content. The present invention also includes a method for creating an interactive video.

Claims

1. A method for using an interactive video, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a video on a visual display, the video having at least one interface link associated therewith, the interface link adapted to be displayed on the visual display and being linked to ancillary content accessible over a network;

interacting with the interface link to access the ancillary content;

interrupting the display of the video at a point in time;

delivering the ancillary content to the visual display for interaction by a user; and

continuing the display of the video from the point in time where the display of the video was interrupted after the interaction by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying step includes streaming video over a network to the visual display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes interacting with an interface link that is embedded in the video.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes overlaying the interface link on the video on the visual display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes interacting with the interface link originating from a separate feed from that of the video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes hiding the interface link from view on the display until interacted with by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying step includes displaying the interface link being at least a partially transparent graphic.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes interacting with primary ancillary content having a link to secondary ancillary content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying step includes displaying an Interface link that provides the appearance of moving across the screen of the visual display as the video is being played.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said interacting step includes the sub-step of conducting a commercial transaction with a user.