US 11,997,345 B2
Moving video tags
Charles J. Kulas, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company, Dover, DE (US)
Filed by Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company, Dover, DE (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,730.
Application 18/094,730 is a continuation of application No. 17/229,240, filed on Apr. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,678,008.
Application 17/229,240 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,575, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,979,760.
Application 16/799,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/253,597, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,575,044, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 16/253,597 is a continuation of application No. 15/907,095, filed on Feb. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,187,688, issued on Jan. 22, 2019.
Application 15/907,095 is a continuation of application No. 15/269,701, filed on Sep. 19, 2016, granted, now 9,906,829, issued on Feb. 28, 2018.
Application 15/269,701 is a continuation of application No. 12/172,185, filed on Jul. 11, 2008, granted, now 9,451,195, issued on Sep. 20, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/949,505, filed on Jul. 12, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164382 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 7/01 (2006.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4316 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/440272 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 7/0122 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing a display device to display a video scene, the video scene including a first item undergoing motion during the video scene and a second item undergoing motion during the video scene, the first item and the second item being distinct from each other;
causing the display device to display, simultaneously with the video scene, a first tag in a first position in the video scene, the first tag being associated with the first item but distinct and separated away from the first item in the video scene, wherein the first tag includes text information describing the first item in the video scene;
causing the display device to display, simultaneously with the video scene and the first tag, a second tag in a second position in the video scene, the second tag being associated with the second item but distinct and separated away from the second item in the video, wherein the second tag includes text information describing the second item in the video scene, the second position being distinct from and non-overlapping with the first position;
causing the display device to display a first visually perceptible indicator extending between a proximity of the first item in the video scene and a proximity of the first position, wherein the first visually perceptible indicator is characterized by a length and an angular orientation, wherein the length is determined by the distance between the first item and the first tag, wherein the angular orientation is determined by the position of the first item and the position of the first tag, wherein one or more of the length and the angular orientation changes as the first item and the first tag move relative to each other, whereby the first visually perceptible indicator continues to visually associate the first item and the first tag as the first item and first tag move relative to each other; and
causing the display device to display a second visually perceptible indicator extending between a proximity of the second item in the video scene and a proximity of the second position, wherein the second visually perceptible indicator is characterized by a length and an angular orientation, wherein the length is determined by the distance between the second item and the second tag, wherein the angular orientation is determined by the position of the second item and the position of the second tag, wherein one or more of the length and the angular orientation changes as the second item and the second tag move relative to each other, whereby the second visually perceptible indicator continues to visually associate the second item and the second tag as the second item and second tag move relative to each other.