Patent · US Active

Video pinning

US9992429B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
15References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 2016
Grant dateJun 5, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 31, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/635
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for maintaining display of a portion of a video as the video continues to be displayed in a background are described herein. In some instances, a video may be captured at a first location and transmitted to a second location, where the video is output in real-time. As the video is displayed, a user may select a portion of the video to be paused. Based on the selection, the portion of the video may be paused while the rest of the video continues in a background. The background video may be displayed according to a different level of focus, image resolution, transparency, etc. than the portion of the video.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.