User control for displaying tags associated with items in a video playback
First Claim
1. A method for controlling display of one or more visually perceptible tags in association with a video presentation, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal from an input control at a first point in a video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via a display device without any visually perceptible tags; and
in response to receiving the first signal from the input control, causing the display device to continuously playback the video sequence with at least one visually perceptible tag starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence,wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, the method further comprising;
after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, changing the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags.
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Abstract
A user control, such as a television remote control device, allows a user to selectively display tags during a video program. The tags provide information about items that are visible in scenes in the video. The tags can identify the brand name, item name, location where the item can be purchased, additional information about the item, etc. The tags can be turned on or off by a viewer or user during playback. In a particular embodiment, a single button press on a remote control can cause switching from a play mode without tags to a tag mode that shows tags in the video; skipping back in time a short interval; and putting the video in a slow-forward play mode, or other alternate mode of play.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for controlling display of one or more visually perceptible tags in association with a video presentation, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal from an input control at a first point in a video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via a display device without any visually perceptible tags; and in response to receiving the first signal from the input control, causing the display device to continuously playback the video sequence with at least one visually perceptible tag starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence, wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, the method further comprising; after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, changing the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for controlling display of one or more visually perceptible tags in association with a video presentation, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving component configured to receive one or more signals from an input control; and a hardware processor configured to be operatively associated with the receiving component, the hardware processor configured to; receive from the receiving component a first indication that the receiving component has received a first signal from the input control, wherein the first signal is received at a first point in a video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via a display device without any visually perceptible tags; and in response to receiving from the receiving component the first indication that the receiving component has received the first signal from the input control, cause the display device to play the video sequence in motion with at least one visually perceptible tag starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence, wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, and wherein the hardware processor is configured to; after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, change the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for causing a display device to present a video sequence with at least one visually perceptible tag, wherein the display device is caused to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag in response to receiving a first signal from an input control at a first point in the video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via the display device without any visually perceptible tags; and instructions for causing the display device to play the video sequence in a non-paused play mode starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence, wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, the instructions further comprising; instructions for, after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, changing the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for controlling display of one or more visually perceptible tags in a video presentation, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first signal from an input control at a first point in a video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via a display device without any visually perceptible tags; and means for, in response to receiving the first signal from the input control, causing the display device to continuously play the video sequence with at least one visually perceptible tag starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence, wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, the system further comprising; means for, after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, changing the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for controlling display of one or more visually perceptible tags in association with a video presentation, wherein a visually perceptible tag comprises a content area and a lead line between the content area and an item in the video presentation, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal from an input control at a first point in a video sequence while the video sequence is being presented via a display device without any visually perceptible tags; and in response to receiving the first signal from the input control, causing the display device to play the video sequence in either a normal forward play mode, a slow forward play mode, or a modified-frame-rate forward play mode with two or more visually perceptible tags starting at a second point in the video sequence, wherein the second point in the video sequence is earlier in the video sequence than the first point in the video sequence, wherein the first signal is generated by the input control in response to activation of a first predetermined control having associated therewith a function and wherein the function comprises causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, the method further comprising; after causing the display device to present the video sequence with the at least one visually perceptible tag, changing the function associated with the first predetermined control to thereafter cause the display device to present the video sequence without any visually perceptible tags.
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