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US 2016/0065998 A1Published application
Method, apparatus and system for providing access to product data
AssigneeFuisz Media, Inc.
InventorRichard C. Fuisz
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Abstract
VISUAL IMAGE MARKETING (VIM) is a system whereby the visual image on a film or television program is utilized to market that specific product. In VIM, film.backslash.television is combined with computer technology to provide real-time or delayed access to product data. Viewers identify a product or object displayed in a video, television show or movie and by merely pointing and clicking on the object to obtain marketing and other data.
Claims20
A system using a computer, comprising:
- an input for receiving video content of a captured data;
- the video data comprises a set of one or more frames;
- a device for selecting a region within the video data;
- and
- a place holder creator module for creating a place holder within the video data;
- the place holder is created based on the selection of a region;
- the place holder is configured to enable an insertion of information from a database of information to the video data;
- the place holder is further configured to enable the insertion such that the information is consistent with an environment of the video data;
- a computer for matching the information from the database of information to the placeholder according to the content of the video data.
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A system using a computer, comprising:
- an input for receiving processed data associated with a video data of a captured video;
- the video data comprises a set of one or more frames;
- the processed data comprises a place holder and an identification;
- the identification is associated with the place holder;
- an interface to an information database comprising at least one piece of information;
- a module for selecting information from the information database according to the processed data;
- the at least one piece of information is designated to be inserted to a portion of the place holder;
- wherein the at least one piece of information is designated to be inserted to a portion of the place holder.
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A computerized system comprising:
- an input for receiving video data of a captured video;
- the video data comprises a set of one or more frames;
- an input device for receiving input from a first user;
- a device for determining data associated with the video data;
- the data associated with the video data comprises:
- a place holder defining a region within a portion of the set of one or more frames;
- the region is based on input received by the input device;
- an identification associated with the place holder;
- a database accessed by a computer for storing the data associated with the video data;
- a network for sending the video content to a computing device;
- an information database;
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- a computer for selecting a piece of information from the information database according to the place holder, the identification and the computing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.