User control for displaying tags associated with items in a video playback
AssigneeTP-Link Systems Inc.
InventorCharles J. Kulas
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium display a video with a set of tags selectively overlaid on the video. The method causes a display device to display a sequence of video frames. The video depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items, and the video frames as displayed do not include any tags, thereby depicting the video in a tagless mode. The method also receives a signal requesting that the video be displayed in a tag mode. In response to receipt of said signal, the method overlays one or more visually perceptible tags on the video frames at specified positions, thereby causing the display device to display the video in a tag mode. Each of the overlaid tags is associated with at least one respective visually perceptible item appearing in the video.
Claims20
A method of displaying a video with a set of tags selectively overlaid on the video, the method comprising:
- causing a display device to display a sequence of video frames, wherein the video depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items, the video frames displayed in a tagless mode, wherein a plurality of possible tags are each associated with at least one visually perceptible items of the plurality of visually perceptible items;
- receiving a user input indicating one or more keywords;
- receiving a signal requesting that the video be displayed in a tag mode;
- and
- responsive to receiving the signal:
- determining a subset of tags based at least in part on the one or more keywords, wherein the subset of tags is a subset of the plurality of possible tags;
- and
- overlaying the subset of tags on the video frames at specified positions, each of the subset of tags associated with at least one respective visually perceptible item appearing in the video,
- wherein overlaying the subset of tags comprises:
- maintaining a text box of a tag of the subset of tags in a stationary position on the display device while a corresponding visually perceptible item associated with the tag moves within the sequence of video frames;
- and
- rendering a lead line extending from the stationary text box to a current position of the corresponding visually perceptible item as it moves.
An apparatus for use with a display device to display a video with a set of tags selectively overlaid on the video, the apparatus comprising:
- a hardware processor operatively associated with the display device, the hardware processor configured to:
- cause the display device to display a sequence of video frames, wherein the video depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items, the video frames displayed in a tagless mode, wherein a plurality of possible tags are each associated with at least one visually perceptible items of the plurality of visually perceptible items;
- receive a user input indicating one or more keywords;
- process a signal requesting that the video be displayed in a tag mode;
- and
- responsive to receiving the signal:
- determining a subset of tags based at least in part on the one or more keywords, wherein the subset of tags is a subset of the plurality of possible tags;
- and
- overlay the subset of tags on the video frames at specified positions, each of the subset of tags associated with at least one respective visually perceptible item appearing in the video,
- wherein overlaying the subset of tags comprises:
- maintaining a text box of a tag of the subset of tags in a stationary position on the display device while a corresponding visually perceptible item associated with the tag moves within the sequence of video frames;
- and
- rendering a lead line extending from the stationary text box to a current position of the corresponding visually perceptible item as it moves.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
- instructions to cause a display device to display a sequence of video frames, wherein the video depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items, the video frames displayed in a tagless mode, wherein a plurality of possible tags are each associated with at least one visually perceptible items of the plurality of visually perceptible items;
- instructions to receive a user input indicating one or more keywords;
- instructions to process a signal requesting that the video be displayed in a tag mode;
- and
- instructions to, responsive to receiving the signal:
- determining a subset of tags based at least in part on the one or more keywords, wherein the subset of tags is a subset of the plurality of possible tags;
- and
- overlay the subset of tags on the video frames at specified positions, each of the subset of tags associated with at least one respective visually perceptible item appearing in the video,
- wherein overlaying the subset of tags comprises:
- maintaining a text box of a tag of the subset of tags in a stationary position on the display device while a corresponding visually perceptible item associated with the tag moves within the sequence of video frames;
- and
- rendering a lead line extending from the stationary text box to a current position of the corresponding visually perceptible item as it moves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.