Method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos
The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos.
1. A method comprising:
in response to receiving a request that includes a search term, searching, using at least one processing device, data associated with one or more hotspots of at least one video for a particular product or service, the particular product or service corresponding to the search term, the at least one video including code configured to generate one or more supplemental interactive displays that are each:
configured to be displayed with a respective corresponding video, and
upon interaction, configured to allow a user to at least one of (i) receive additional information about the one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video or (ii) initiate a transaction to purchase the one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video, wherein at least one of the one or more supplemental interactive displays includes the one or more hotspots that are configured to partially overlay the at least one video;
identifying at least one time within the at least one video that the particular product or service is depicted; and
generating at least one of a user selectable list or code configured to generate the user selectable list, the user selectable list comprising at least one identifier of the at least one video and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted, the user selectable list configured to be displayed to the user to allow the user to select the at least one video.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user selectable list displays to the user both the at least one identifier and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user selectable list includes one or more links to one or more specific locations in the at least one video corresponding to the at least one time where the particular product or service is depicted.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the at least one time comprises identifying at least one time that the one or more hotspots associated with the particular product or service are displayed in the at least one video.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one time is one or more time frames in the at least one video during which the particular product or service is displayed.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a selection of the at least one video, displaying the at least one video in a same location as the user selectable list.
7. A system comprising:
one or more computers configured to:
in response to receiving a request that includes a search term, search data associated with one or more hotspots of at least one video for a particular product or service, the particular product or service corresponding to the search term, the at least one video including code configured to generate one or more supplemental interactive displays that are each:
configured to be displayed with a respective corresponding video, and
upon interaction, configured to allow a user to at least one of (i) receive additional information about one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video or (ii) initiate a transaction to purchase the one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video, wherein at least one of the one or more supplemental interactive displays includes the one or more hotspots that are configured to partially overlay the at least one video;
identify at least one time within the at least one video that the particular product or service is depicted; and
generate at least one of a user selectable list or code configured to generate the user selectable list, the user selectable list comprising at least one identifier of the at least one video and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted, the user selectable list configured to be displayed to the user to allow the user to select the at least one video.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the user selectable list includes both the at least one identifier and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the user selectable list includes one or more links to one or more specific locations in the at least one video corresponding to the at least one time where the particular product or service is depicted.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein, to identify the at least one time, the one or more computers are further configured to identify at least one time that the one or more hotspots associated with the particular product or service are displayed in the at least one video.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one time is one or more time frames in the at least one video during which the particular product or service is displayed.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more computers are further configured to display the at least one video in a same location as the user selectable list in response to receiving a selection of the at least one video.
13. A method comprising:
receiving or transmitting, from or to one or more computers, instructions configured when executed to cause an electronic device to display content, the instructions when executed further configured to cause the electronic device to:
in response to receiving a request that includes a search term, search data associated with one or more hotspots of at least one video for a particular product or service, the particular product or service corresponding to the search term, the at least one video including code configured to generate one or more supplemental interactive displays that are each:
configured to be displayed with a respective corresponding video, and
upon interaction, configured to allow a user to at least one of (i) receive additional information about one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video or (ii) initiate a transaction to purchase the one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video, wherein at least one of the one or more supplemental interactive displays includes the one or more hotspots that are configured to partially overlay the at least one video;
identify at least one time within the at least one video that the particular product or service is depicted; and
generate at least one of a user selectable list or code configured to generate the user selectable list, the user selectable list comprising at least one identifier of the at least one video and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted, the user selectable list configured to be displayed to the user to allow the user to select the at least one video.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the instructions configured to cause the electronic device to identify the at least one time are, when executed by the electronic device, further configured to identify at least one time that the one or more hotspots associated with the particular product or service are displayed in the at least one video.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the user selectable list displays to the user both the at least one identifier and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the electronic device comprises a television, a computer, or a mobile device.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
the user selectable list includes one or more links to the at least one video; and
the at least one time is one or more time frames in the at least one video during which the particular product or service is displayed.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic that when executed causes at least one processing device to:
in response to receiving a request that includes a search term, search data associated with one or more hotspots of at least one video for a particular product or service, the particular product or service corresponding to the search term, the at least one video including code configured to generate one or more supplemental interactive displays that are each:
configured to be displayed with a respective corresponding video, and
configured to allow a user to at least one of (i) receive additional information about one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video or (ii) initiate a transaction to purchase the one or more products or services displayed within the respective corresponding video, wherein at least one of the one or more supplemental interactive displays includes the one or more hotspots that are configured to partially overlay the at least one video;
identify at least one time within the at least one video that the particular product or service is depicted; and
generate at least one of a user selectable list or code configured to generate the user selectable list, the user selectable list comprising at least one identifier of the at least one video and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted, the user selectable list configured to be displayed to the user to allow the user to select the at least one video.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the user selectable list includes the at least one identifier and the at least one time that the particular product or service is depicted.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the user selectable list includes one or more links to one or more specific locations in the at least one video corresponding to the at least one time where the particular product or service is depicted.
21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the logic configured to cause the at least one processing device to identify the at least one time comprises logic configured to cause the at least one processing device to identify at least one time that the one or more hotspots associated with the particular product or service are displayed in the at least one video.
22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the at least one time is at least one time frame in the at least one video during which the particular product or service is displayed.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the logic is further configured to cause the at least one processing device to:
in response to receiving a selection of the at least one video, display the at least one video in a same location as the user selectable list.