System and method for enabling objects within video to be searched on the internet or intranet
US8341152B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/7837
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for generating and linking keywords to objects in videos, and then providing an internet searchable web page is disclosed. The objects also may be associated with hyperlinks to further information, further objects, or further videos or web pages. First, objects within a video are selected. Then software for tracking the objects throughout a video is used to determine in which frames the object appears. Data corresponding all frames in which the object first appears and last appears is determined. Second, an object descriptor term or phrase is associated with the object. The object descriptor is then used to generate a set of keywords, which along with the object descriptor, are stored in memory in association with the object and video, preferably an XML file or other format. Then, the keywords or keyword phrases are converted to a search engine searchable computer language, e.g., HTML, CSS, and posted to a web page. When a user searches the internet using a search term that sufficiently matches, in accordance with the search engine's search strategy, keywords (or the object descriptor itself which should be included in the set of searchable keywords in a searcha…
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