Augmenting video with facial recognition
US9047376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/171
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video segment including interactive links to information about an actor appearing in the segment may be prepared in an automatic or semi-automatic process. A computer may detect an actor's face appearing in a frame of digital video data by processing the video file with a facial detection algorithm. A user-selectable link may be generated and activated along a track of the face through multiple frames of the video data. The user-selectable link may include a data address for obtaining additional information about an actor identified with the face. The video data may be associated with the user-selectable link and stored in a computer memory. When later viewing the video segment via a media player, a user may select the link to obtain further information about the actor.
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