With Hot-spots (epo) Patents (Class 375/E7.008)
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Patent number: 11915257Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving product data for products featured in a media asset are described. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry that receives from a server data for a plurality of products featured in a media asset. The control circuitry generates for display a list including the plurality of products. The control circuitry determines whether a product in the list is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor. The control circuitry visually distinguishes the product from other products in the list in response to determining that the product is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: David J. Wheatley, Brian C. Peterson, Douglas J. Seyller, James Cornell, Vanessa Wickenkamp, William J. Korbecki
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Patent number: 11812188Abstract: A method for displaying a screen shot, and a display device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yansong Fu, Hu Song, Shanjuan Bao, Youping Fu, Yuqian Li
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Patent number: 11514231Abstract: A web browser extension identifies graphic objects from images or video being presented by a web browser. Webpages related to the graphic objects are identified. Web links that facilitate navigation to the webpages are embedded over an area of the image corresponding to the identified graphic image. Where the graphic objects are identified within video, the web links are progressively embedded within graphic object boundaries of the graphic object as the graphic objects move locations during progression of the video. In this way, a user is able to interact with graphic objects of images and video to navigate to webpages related to the graphic objects. Some implementations provide a webpage redirect command at a stop point of the video so that the user can interact with graphic objects while the video is playing and without interrupting the video.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ellis Shui-Man Luk, Valeri J. Yee, Selcuk Kopru
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Patent number: 10992762Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for matching clicks of links on a webpage with page views by a user. The method may comprise identifying a link on a webpage requested by a client device, generating a link identifier for the link and attaching the link identifier to the link. Upon receiving a request for data associated with the link, the link identifier is stored in a log file.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.Inventors: Sunil Nagaraj, Nanda Kumar Jayakumar, Kian-Tat Lim, George Goldenberg
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Patent number: 10204417Abstract: A method includes receiving an input from a user, the input including a selection of an object, where the object is contained in a video, identifying, in response to the input, the object in the video, determining an attribute of the object associated with a profile of the user, where the profile contains a preference of the user regarding at least one object to be viewed, and determining, in response to the attribute of the object associated with the profile, a target segment in the video, where the target segment includes the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hong Wei Jia, Qian Li, Shuang Li, Hai Lei Song, Yun Ting Wang, Xin Ying Yang, Wenyan Yuan, Guang Ming Zhang
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Patent number: 10200748Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing commercial (advertisement) detection in digital media environments. A media stream, for example, a video stream of television shows or movies, can be analyzed either in advance or in realtime, to determine commercial segments or blocks within the media stream, and to distinguish them from (non-commercial) content segments or blocks. In accordance with an embodiment, frame features, black spaces, cue points, or other segment or block information can be used to improve the accuracy and precision with which commercials are identified. Particular commercials can be identified, together with information as to the location of those commercials within the media stream. In accordance with an embodiment, the media streams can be used within an on-demand cloud-based media environment, which allows a user to select within a plurality of media channels, or to locate or skip particular commercials.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Nikhil Helferty, Eric Hoffert
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Patent number: 9679567Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to linking a collection of words and/or phrases with locations in a video and/or audio stream where the words and/or phrases occur and/or associations of a collection of words and/or phrases with a call history.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Avaya Inc.Inventors: Michael Doyle, Thomas Greenwood
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Patent number: 9538140Abstract: A method, a receiver, a computer program and a system for providing an interactive service in association with a motion picture service. The motion picture is displayed to the spectator via a receiver able to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator and having a bi-directional network connection. The method, receiver, computer program and system are characterized in that a connection is formed that connects a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, a selection of a target area in the motion picture is received, a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area is received, the target area is translated to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session and the graphical element is provided between the participants.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: TELIASONERA ABInventors: Kimmo Kivirauma, Jussi Tarvainen
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Patent number: 9420340Abstract: The invention relates, in various aspects, to systems and methods for linking content stored on a computer network with content broadcast over a television network. The system includes a database, a trigger mechanism, a communications interface, and a packet generator. The database stores tokens representative of links to the stored content and delivery information representative of at least a duration for delivering the token. The trigger mechanism indicates an instruction to deliver a token over the television network, generating a signal indicating a respective one of the stored tokens and a time for starting the delivery of the respective token. The communications interface has a channel in communication with a television set top box device for transferring the respective token to the television set top box device. The packet generator generates packets within a stream of television content to be broadcast over the television network.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.Inventors: Michael Kokernak, Madeleine Noland, Colin Campbell, Gordon Bechtel
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Patent number: 8952791Abstract: The current invention is a method and system for tracking an RFID tag within a defined 3D space and can be used to identify objects within a live performance and create hotspots with respect to the objects, which allows viewers the ability to select objects that are associated with one of the hotspots, and transmits their interest in the selected object to one or more users. Preferably, the system operates such that hotspots can be created for previously created video, newly created video media, as well as live broadcasts.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Lincoln Berry, III, Justin Lamar Johnson, Giacomo Caruso, Amanda Farkas, Jared Szechy, Matthew Fisher, Phillip Doepker, Ralph Barrera, Tom Whitney