Abstract: An interactive video including frames which include objects is displayed on a client computing device. A set of the objects in the interactive video have been linked to internet-accessible information external to the video during creation of the interactive video by physically tagging the set of objects, each with a unique tag. The unique tags are then used to associate the objects with information stored in a database, which may include links to internet-accessible information. While the interactive video is playing on the display, a user may select one of the tagged objects. In response to the selection, the associated information is displayed.

Abstract: An interactive video including frames which include objects is displayed on a client computing device. A set of the objects in the interactive video has been linked to internet-accessible information external to the video during creation of the interactive video by comparing each of the objects in the interactive video with pre-defined objects stored in a database. The object is associated with internet-accessible information associated with the pre-defined objects when the object is determined to be similar to the pre-defined object. While the interactive video is playing on the display, a selection of one of the objects shown in the interactive video is received. In response to the selection, internet-accessible information linked to the selected object is displayed, where the internet-accessible information includes at least one of a link to an online e-commerce site that sells the selected object, and an advertisement associated with the selected object.

Abstract: An interactive video including frames which include objects is displayed on a client computing device. A set of the objects in the interactive video has been linked to internet-accessible information external to the video during creation of the interactive video by comparing each of the objects in the interactive video with pre-defined objects stored in a database. The object is associated with internet-accessible information associated with the pre-defined objects when the object is determined to be similar to the pre-defined object. While the interactive video is playing on the display, a selection of one of the objects shown in the interactive video is received. In response to the selection, internet-accessible information linked to the selected object is displayed, where the internet-accessible information includes at least one of a link to an online e-commerce site that sells the selected object, and an advertisement associated with the selected object.

Abstract: Objects in a video are identified, and linked to ecommerce sites and advertisements. A user may select an object and be provided with information about the object. A video stream may be encoded with a separate metadata stream that contains the identity of each object on each frame of the video. The metadata channel may be extracted from a video stream and displayed to a user when the user clicks on the corresponding object. A device may take a video input, analyze it, and recognize the video. The device may look up said video in a database of tagged videos, output as an overlay or separate window to a video display device stream with information about the item. A user interface device may allow a user to select objects on a video screen and select and choose said object for integration with the other components of the system.

Abstract: Objects in a video are identified, and linked to ecommerce sites and advertisements. A user may select an object and be provided with information about the object. A video stream may be encoded with a separate metadata stream that contains the identity of each object on each frame of the video. The metadata channel may be extracted from a video stream and displayed to a user when the user clicks on the corresponding object. A device may take a video input, analyze it, and recognize the video. The device may look up said video in a database of tagged videos, output as an overlay or separate window to a video display device stream with information about the item. A user interface device may allow a user to select objects on a video screen and select and choose said object for integration with the other components of the system.