Video-related meta data engine, system and method
OwnerRyan Steelberg, Chad Steelberginventors
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Abstract
A video engine, system and method for use with a video player, including a presenter that presents at least two audio/visual works, at least one software application capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the audio/visual works, communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one meta-data interaction occurs, and a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each recurrence of a particular object across the audio/visual works, and across each of the at least one metadata-related interaction. The video engine, system, and method may additionally include a prioritization data for use with the metadata.
Claims18
A video engine for use with a video player, comprising:
- a presenter that presents at least one of a plurality of audio/visual works;
- a software application capable of a metadata-related interaction with an identified object that appears within the presented audio/visual work;
- a communication access point over which metadata associated with the presented audio/visual work is received, and over which at least a portion of the metadata-related interaction occurs;
- a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each identified appearance of the object in the plurality of works, wherein the hierarchical taxonomy provides a consistent set of identifiers with which essentially any object that appears in any of the plurality of audio/video works can be identified with a virtually unlimited degree of particularity;
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- an automated prioritization filter that selects from the audio/visual works those deemed most likely to contain an appearance of the object.
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