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Playing and editing linked and annotated audiovisual works

US9170700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 2010
Grant dateOct 27, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/854
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining metadata that relates to a video program and that defines, for one or more specified time points in the video program, one or more web services to be invoked at those time points; generating and displaying, on a computer, a video window that is configured to play the video program; during playing the video program on a computer, detecting that the video program is playing at one of the time points and determining an identifier of a particular web service associated with that one of the time points; in response to the detecting, causing the computer to invoke the particular web service.

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