IP Library Granted Patent US 8,761,574
Granted Patent B2
US 8,761,574 · App. 13/645,355 · Granted Jun 24, 2014

Method and system for assisting language learning

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Patent No.
US 8,761,574
App. No.
13/645,355
Granted
Jun 24, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for annotating video content for assisting language learning is shown. The method includes identifying one or more objects in a video content, generating one or more language tags for at least one of the one or more objects, and associating the one or more language tags with utilization information, wherein the utilization information comprises display information configured to be used by a user device in the displaying of at least one of the one or more language tags with the video content.

Claims (34)

1. A method for annotating video content for facilitating language learning comprising:

identifying one or more objects in a video content;

generating one or more language tags for at least one of the one or more objects; and

associating the one or more language tags with utilization information;

wherein the utilization information comprises display information configured to be used by a user device in the displaying of at least one of the one or more language tags with the video content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the utilization information comprises information configured to cause the one or more language tags to be displayed as overlays of the video content in a way as to label the at least one of the one or more objects in the video content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: generating interactive content corresponding to the one or more language tags.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the utilization information comprises at least one of display position, display timing, and display duration.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of at least one of the one or more objects in the video content is performed by an object recognition software.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video content and the one or more language tags are configured to be provided to a user in a streaming format over a network.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more language tags and the utilization information are provided in as audio stream tags of a streaming video content.

8. A method for annotating video content for facilitating language learning comprising:

displaying a video content comprising images of one or more objects; and

displaying, on the same screen, one or more language tags based on utilization information of the one or more language tags;

wherein each of the one or more language tags corresponds to at least one or the one or more objects in the video content.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the utilization information comprises information configured to cause the one or more language tags to be displayed as overlays of the video content in a way as to label the at least one of the one or more objects.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: generating interactive content corresponding to the one or more language tags.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the utilization information comprises at least one of display position, display timing, and display duration.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: receiving one of the video content and the one or more language tags in a streaming format over a network.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving the one or more language tags and the corresponding utilization information in an audio stream tags of a streaming tags of a streaming video content.

14. A method for annotating video content for facilitating language learning comprising,

identifying one or more objects in a video content;

generating one or more language tags corresponding to at least one of the one or more objects in the video content; and

displaying the video content and the one or more languages tags on a display device;

wherein the one or more objects are automatically recognized using object recognition software.

15. A method for annotating video content for facilitating language learning comprising,

identifying one or more objects in a video content;

generating one or more language tags corresponding to at least one of the one or more objects in the video content;

displaying the video content and the one or more languages tags on a display device; and

generating language learning interactive content corresponding to the one or more language tags.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the interactive content is automatically adjusted based on a user language skill level.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving the video content in a streaming format over a data network or through a broadcast network.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more language tags are displayed as overlays of the video content in a way as to label the at least one of the one or more objects with its corresponding name.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying at least one of the one or more language tags in a sidebar along side the video content.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 048974/0222 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2012
From: MILLER, PHILIP
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029084/0021 →