Method and system for analyzing video content using detected text in video frames

An image text analysis system comprising:

• a video processing device capable of one of searching and filtering video streams in response to receipt of at least one selected image text attribute, wherein said selected image text attribute is a non-character attribute, said video processing device comprising:
• an image processor capable of receiving a first video stream comprising a plurality of video frames, detecting and extracting image text from said plurality of video frames, determining at least one non-character attribute of said extracted image text, comparing said at least one extracted image text non-character attribute and said at least one selected image text attribute, and, in response to a match between said at least one extracted image text non-character attribute.and said at least one selected image text attribute, at least one of:
• modifying at least a portion of said first video stream;
• transferring at least a portion of said first video stream;
• and
• labeling at least a portion of said first video stream;
• a display monitor for displaying said at least a portion of said first video stream;
• and
• a user input device for receiving user commands.

For use in a system capable of analyzing image text in video frames, a method of one of searching and filtering video streams in response to receipt of at least one selected image text attribute, wherein the selected image text attribute is a non-character attribute, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first video stream comprising a plurality of video frames;
• detecting and extracting image text from the plurality of video frames;
• determining at least one non-character attribute of the extracted image text;
• comparing the at least one extracted image text non-character attribute and the at least one selected image text attribute;
• and
• in response to a match between the at least one extracted image text non-character attribute and the at least one selected image text attribute, at least one of:
• modifying at least a portion of the first video stream;
• transferring at least a portion of the first video stream;
• and
• labeling at least a portion of the first video stream.

For use in a system capable of analyzing image text in video frames, computer executable process steps stored on a computer readable storage medium for performing one of searching and filtering video streams in response to receipt of at least one selected image text attribute, wherein the selected image text attribute is a non-character attribute, the computer executable process steps comprising the steps of:

• receiving a first video stream comprising a plurality of video frames;
• detecting and extracting image text from the plurality of video frames;
• determining at least one non-character attribute of the extracted image text;
• comparing the at least one extracted image text non-character attribute and the at least one selected image text attribute;
• and
• in response to a match between the at least one extracted image text non-character attribute and the at least one selected image text attribute, at least one of:
• modifying at least a portion of the first video stream;
• transferring at least a portion of the first video stream;
• and
• labeling at least a portion of the first video stream.