Method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented method for generating a second video file, comprising:
- receiving a first video file, the first video file including a representation of at least one product or service;
receiving a definition of a hotspot associated with the representation of the at least one product or service, the definition of the hotspot including location information, time information, and interaction information for the hotspot;
receiving caption information corresponding to the hotspot;
storing the caption information in a first data storage area;
adding the definition of the hotspot to the first video file to define a second video file;
storing the second video file in a second data storage area;
providing instructions, via a processor and over a network, for sending to a device associated with an output, the instructions when executed by the device causing the device to;
initiate a display of the second video file;
initiate presentation of one or more interactive features, the one or more interactive features including (1) the hotspot associated with the representation of the at least one product or service, and (2) a viewer-selectable interface configured to enable or disable interactivity of the hotspot based on one or more categories associated with the hotspot;
monitor for viewer interaction with the hotspot when interactivity of the hotspot is enabled;
display the caption information as an overlay of the hotspot when viewer interaction with the hotspot is monitored; and
initiate, upon viewer interaction with the hotspot and simultaneously with the display of at least a portion of the second video file, a display of a transaction interface configured to allow viewer purchase of one or more products or services associated with the representation of the at least one product or service.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer'"'"'s interaction with the supplemented videos.
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22 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method for generating a second video file, comprising:
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receiving a first video file, the first video file including a representation of at least one product or service; receiving a definition of a hotspot associated with the representation of the at least one product or service, the definition of the hotspot including location information, time information, and interaction information for the hotspot; receiving caption information corresponding to the hotspot; storing the caption information in a first data storage area; adding the definition of the hotspot to the first video file to define a second video file; storing the second video file in a second data storage area; providing instructions, via a processor and over a network, for sending to a device associated with an output, the instructions when executed by the device causing the device to; initiate a display of the second video file; initiate presentation of one or more interactive features, the one or more interactive features including (1) the hotspot associated with the representation of the at least one product or service, and (2) a viewer-selectable interface configured to enable or disable interactivity of the hotspot based on one or more categories associated with the hotspot; monitor for viewer interaction with the hotspot when interactivity of the hotspot is enabled; display the caption information as an overlay of the hotspot when viewer interaction with the hotspot is monitored; and initiate, upon viewer interaction with the hotspot and simultaneously with the display of at least a portion of the second video file, a display of a transaction interface configured to allow viewer purchase of one or more products or services associated with the representation of the at least one product or service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions when executed causing at least one processing device to:
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receive a video file including one or more representations of one or more products or services; receive hotspot definition information for each of one or more hotspots associated with the one or more representations of one or more products or services, the hotspot definition information including location information, time information, and supplemental content information; associate the hotspot definition information with the video file to define supplemented video file information; provide the supplemented video file information to a display device application, the display device application configured to cause a display device to; initiate display of a video file associated with the supplemented video file information; initiate presentation of one or more interactive tools, the one or more interactive tools including (1) a user interface configured to enable or disable hotspot interactivity based on one or more hotspot categories, and (2) at least one hotspot associated with at least one of the one or more representations of the one or more products or services; monitor for user interaction with the at least one hotspot when hotspot interactivity is enabled; and display supplemental content based on the supplemental content information of the at least one hotspot when user interaction with the at least one hotspot is monitored. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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