Providing item information notification during video playing
An apparatus capable of, and a method comprising, the steps of monitoring a play location within a video; searching a plurality of segment definitions to identify a segment definition that is responsive to the play location, a segment definition defines, responsive to a depiction of a purchasable item, a beginning and an ending of a video segment within the video; displaying, responsive to an identified segment definition, an indication that item purchase information is available for an item being depicted; receiving, from a user, a request for item purchase information in response to the display of an indication that item information is available; identifying a request location that is responsive to the request for item purchase information; and displaying item purchase information associated with a segment definition that is responsive to the request location.
1. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving, from a plurality of video frame identifiers, a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request responsive to the initial indication, for information;
pausing the playing in response to the request for information;
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available;
receiving a request for additional information relating to a displayed information;
displaying, responsive to the request for additional information, the additional information; and
resuming the playing at a location that is responsive to an amount of time that the playing has been paused.
2. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving, from a plurality of video frame identifiers, a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request responsive to the initial indication, for information;
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available;
receiving a request for additional information relating to a displayed information; and
displaying, responsive to the request for additional information, the additional information.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a displaying of an indication that information is available comprises displaying an image extracted from within the video.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for additional information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for additional information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for information;
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
6. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving, from a plurality of video frame identifiers, a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request responsive to the initial indication, for information; and
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available.
7. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request, responsive to the initial indication, for information;
pausing the playing in response to the request for information;
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available;
receiving a request for additional information relating to a displayed information;
displaying, responsive to the request for additional information, the additional information; and
resuming the playing at a location that is responsive to an amount of time that the playing has been paused.
8. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request, responsive to the initial indication, for information;
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available;
receiving a request for additional information relating to a displayed information;
pausing the playing in response to the request for additional information;
displaying, responsive to the request for additional information, the additional information; and
resuming the playing at a location that is responsive to an amount of time that the playing has been paused.
9. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location; and
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request, responsive to the initial indication, for item information;
displaying information associated with the subsequent indication that information is available.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a displaying of an indication that information is available comprises displaying an image extracted from within the video.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a displaying of an indication that information is available comprises displaying an image extracted from within the video and comprises a textual identification.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a displaying of an indication that information is available comprises displaying an image extracted from within the video; and wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
14. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request, responsive to the initial indication, for information;
displaying information associated with the initial indication that information is available;
receiving a request for additional information relating to a displayed information; and
displaying, responsive to the request for additional information, the additional information.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for additional information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for additional information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
16. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that item information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that item information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request, responsive to the initial indication, for item information;
displaying item information associated with the initial indication that item information is available;
receiving a request for additional item information relating to a displayed item information; and
displaying, responsive to the request for additional item information, the additional item information.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein an identification of a beginning and an ending of a video segment overlaps a second identification of a beginning and an ending of a video segment, the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for item information; and
resuming the playing at a location that is responsive to an amount of time that the playing has been paused.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for item information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for additional item information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.
19. An apparatus capable of processing data and instructions executable by a processor; the apparatus, when executing the instructions, performs the steps of:
retrieving a video frame identifier that is responsive to a play location within a playing of a video;
displaying, responsive to the video frame identifier, an initial indication that item information is available that is responsive to the play location;
retrieving a subsequent video frame identifier that is responsive to a subsequent play location;
displaying, responsive to the subsequent video frame identifier and contemporaneously with the displaying of the initial indication, a subsequent indication that item information is available that is responsive to the subsequent play location;
receiving, following the displaying of the subsequent indication, a request responsive to the initial indication, for item information; and
displaying item information associated with the initial indication that item information is available.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein an identification of a beginning and an ending of a video segment overlaps a second identification of a beginning and an ending of a video segment, the apparatus further performs the steps of:
pausing the playing in response to the request for item information; and
resuming the playing at a beginning of a video clip that is responsive to the request for item information, the video clip comprises a plurality of contiguous shots.