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US Patent 5684715 - Interactive video system with dynamic video object descriptors
US Patent Issued on November 4, 1997
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 7, 2015Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 7, 2015Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAn interactive video system by which an operator is able to select an object moving in a video sequence and by which the interactive video system is notified which object was selected so as to take appropriate action. Interactive video is achieved through generation and use of video object descriptors which are synchronized to objects in the video sequence. Video object descriptors are generated by a generating tool which decomposes frames of video sequences and tracks movement of objects in those frames so as to generate a frame sequential file of video object descriptors. The file of video object descriptors are then used by an event interpreter which detects a match between the position of a pointing device on a display containing the video sequence and the position of a video object descriptor. When a match is detected, an interactive video operation is performed, such as jumping to a new video sequence, altering flow of the interactive video program or the like.Other References
| InventorApplicationNo. 475984 filed on 06/07/1995US Classes:348/473, Including additional information345/157, Cursor mark position control device715/500.1, Synchronization of diverse media715/501.1HypermediaField of Search348/473, Including additional information345/207, Light detection means (e.g., with photodetector)345/167, Trackball345/157, Cursor mark position control device345/22, Color display345/27Combined with storage meansExaminersPrimary: Chin, WellingtonAssistant: Carman, Melissa Kay Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4672541, Video game with interactive enlarged play action insertsIssued on: 06/09/1987 Inventor: Bromley , et al.4786967, Interactive video apparatus with audio and video branching Issued on: 11/22/1988 Inventor: Smith, III , et al.4857902, Position-dependent interactivity system for image display Issued on: 08/15/1989 Inventor: Naimark , et al.5010500, Gesture-modified diagram for retrieval of image resembling diagram, with parts selectable for further interactive retrieval Issued on: 04/23/1991 Inventor: Makkuni, et al.5146556, System and method for managing graphic images Issued on: 09/08/1992 Inventor: Hullot, et al.5155806, Method and apparatus for displaying context sensitive help information on a display Issued on: 10/13/1992 Inventor: Hoeber, et al.5493513, Process, apparatus and system for encoding video signals using motion estimation Issued on: 02/20/1996 Inventor: Keith, et al.5500933, Display system which displays motion video objects combined with other visual objects Issued on: 03/19/1996 Inventor: Schnorf5519828Video editing operator interface for aligning timelines Issued on: 05/21/1996 Inventor: Rayner International ClassesG06K 015/00H04N 007/08 |
