Identification of captured videos

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform steps comprising:

• receiving from a first device a request to identify a video;
• receiving from the first device a video stream captured by the first device, the video stream capturing a second device displaying the video;
• identifying a display area in the video stream corresponding to the second device;
• creating a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area;
• identifying video information based on the created fingerprint;
• and
• transmitting to the first device instructions to display the video information.

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
• receiving from a first device a request to identify a video;
• receiving from the first device a video stream captured by the first device, the video stream capturing a second device displaying the video;
• identifying a display area in the video stream corresponding to the second device;
• creating a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area;
• identifying video information based on the created fingerprint;
• and
• transmitting to the first device instructions to display the video information.