Web based video enhancement apparatus method and article of manufacture
US6775835B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44526
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Presented herein is a video enhancer plug-in for a web browser that may either interface directly with the browser or indirectly as a plug-in for another more general multimedia browser plug-in. The video enhancer consists primarily of video enhanced scripts and a library of specialized routines. A script is intended to provide a visually interesting display within a web browser environment and calls upon routines in the library to do so. These routines, for example, may take live video input from a video camera and perform specific functions such as locating the head of an individual within the camera's field of view. Because the script runs within a web browser, it allows components of the system to be widely separated from one another, so long as they are connected across a wide area network such as the Internet. Consequently, another aspect of the invention is a computer-implemented system for playing a game, where a single player may utilize a script located on a remote server, or may play against other players who are either connected to the first player through the remote server or linked directly. Also included in the present invention is a method for video enhancement over…
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