Method of displaying advertising during a video pause

Abstract

A system and method for displaying information while watching videos and viewing still images. The user is provided additional information about objects in still images and videos; improving the information value of implicit advertising for the end user, increasing advertising efficiency; increasing monetization of videos and still images. The embodiment of the invention provides a system and method to equip videos and still images transmitted through an information network with additional information about the depicted objects. When the user activates a pause function while watching videos or is idle while viewing still images, a query is generated for the presence of objects in the frame with an information unit (advertisement). The query is analyzed at the information server. The result of the query is presented as an information (advertising) unit visually related to the information item.

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