Detection and recognition of overlaid content within video content

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a computing system comprising at least one processor, data defining a sequence of frames corresponding to video content, wherein the sequence of frames spans a defined time interval;
• determining, by the computing system, image changes between contiguous images represented by contiguous frames in the sequence of frames, wherein a first subset of the image changes indicates static content within the video content and a second subset of the image changes indicates non-static content;
• generating, by the computing system, a composite image using at least the first subset of the image changes and the second subset of the image changes, wherein the composite image includes an area representing the static content;
• classifying, by the computing system, using the composite image, the area as a defined visual element, wherein the classifying comprises generating metadata characterizing the defined visual element;
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• sending, by the computing system, the metadata to a data storage device.

A computing system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to:
• receive data defining a sequence of frames corresponding to video content, wherein the sequence of frames spans a defined time interval;
• determine image changes between contiguous images defined by contiguous frames in the sequence of frames, wherein a first subset of the image changes indicates static content within the video content and a second subset of the image changes indicates non-static content;
• generate a composite image using at least the first subset of image changes and the second subset of image changes, wherein the composite image includes an area representing the static content, and wherein generating the composite image further comprises generating the area representing the static content by segmenting the composite image frame;
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• classify, using the composite image, the area as a defined visual element.