Method for interactive video content programming

• US 20110107385A1
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Published: 05/05/2011
• 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: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Inventors: Berry, Craig D., Easty, Allen D., Coles, Terrence T., Hudson, Ron J.
• Application Number:
  US12/930,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20110107385A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/112
• 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 displaying and using an interactive video, the method comprising:

streaming the video from a remote location over an Internet protocol-based network and displaying the video on a computer screen for a user, the video having at least one interface link associated therewith adapted to be displayed on the computer screen, the interface link being linked by a universal resource locator (URL) to provide access to ancillary content;

interacting, during the streaming of the video, with the interface link by moving a cursor over the interface link to both;

(a) interrupt the video at a point in time so as to prevent displaying of the video on the computer screen; and

(b) access the ancillary content over the network to a remote site of the URL where the ancillary content is stored;

displaying the ancillary content on the computer screen; and

continuing the display of the video on the computer screen from the point in time when the video was interrupted after the interacting with the interface link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interrupting of the video includes pausing the video.

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

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes overlaying the interface link on the video on the computer screen.

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

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes hiding the interface link from view on the computer screen when the interface link is not being interacted with by the user.

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

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

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the video includes displaying the interface link having an appearance of moving across the computer screen as the video is being played.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes conducting a commercial transaction with the user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes accessing the ancillary content having a link to a website adapted to transact the commercial transaction.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes accessing the ancillary content including information relating to the video.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes accessing the ancillary content including video.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the interacting with the interface link includes conducting a commercial transaction using the ancillary content.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the video includes displaying the video having a plurality of interface links associated therewith.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the network supports two-way communication.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet protocol-based network includes an intranet-based network.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote location includes an endpoint server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the endpoint server includes at least one video server, at least one web server, and at least one content database.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the network includes a wireless network.