System and method for selecting an object in a video data stream

A computer readable medium containing computer program instructions to select an object in a video data stream, the computer program instructions comprising instructions to receive at a client device, the video data stream from a live event;

• instructions to display the video data stream at the client device on a client device display;
• instructions to select a region of pixel locations within a video data frame in the video data stream;
• instructions to associate the pixel location with an object in the video data frame;
• instructions to associate the object from the video data stream with a reference image to identify the object from the live event in the video data stream to obtain additional information data about the object for display on the client device display.

A system for selecting an object in a video data stream, the system comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• a processor in data communication with the computer readable medium;
• a first client device interface on the processor to receive the video data stream;
• a second client device interface to send data for display the video data stream at the client device on a client device display;
• a third client device interface to receive data selecting a pixel location within a video data frame in the video data stream for associating the pixel location with an object in the video data frame;
• a fourth client device interface for reading Meta data associated with the object in the video data frame;
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• a fifth interface to receive a plot line of video frames based on the Meta data associated with the object.

A method for sending a video data stream, the method comprising:

• Sending from a server to an end user client device, the video data stream;
• Receiving at the server from the client device, selection data indicating a pixel location associated with an object in the video data frame;
• Reading at the server, Meta data associated with the object in the video data frame;
• and
• Sending from the server to the client device a plot line of video data frames including the object for display at the end user client device.

A system for sending an object in a video data stream, the system comprising:

• a computer readable medium at a server;
• a processor at the server in data communication with the computer readable medium;
• a first server interface in data communication with the processor to send to an end user client device the video data stream;
• a second server interface in data communication with the processor to receive data selecting a region of pixel locations within a video data frame in the video data stream for associating the region of pixel locations with at least two objects in the video data frame;
• a third server interface in data communication with the processor for reading Meta data associated with the objects selected in the video data stream;
• and
• a fourth server interface in data communication with the processor to send based on the Meta data associated with the objects, information data associated with the objects to the client device.

A computer readable medium containing computer program instructions that when executed by a computer send a video data stream, the computer program instructions comprising instructions to send from a server to an end user client device, the video data stream from a live event;

• instructions to receive from the client device, data indicating a region of pixel locations within a video data frame in the video data stream from the live event;
• instructions to associate the region of pixels with an object in the video data frame;
• instructions to read Meta data, associated with the object in the video data stream;
• instructions to associate the object with a reference image based on the Meta data;
• and instructions to send to the client device based on the reference image, information data associated with the object from the live event for display at the client device.