US 11,743,537 B2
User control for displaying tags associated with items in a video playback
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 May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,805.
Application 17/321,805 is a continuation of application No. 16/704,715, filed on Dec. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,011,206.
Application 16/704,715 is a continuation of application No. 16/056,707, filed on Aug. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,546,614, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Application 16/056,707 is a continuation of application No. 15/590,958, filed on May 9, 2017, granted, now 10,043,553, issued on Aug. 7, 2018.
Application 15/590,958 is a continuation of application No. 11/562,965, filed on Nov. 22, 2006, granted, now 9,648,296, issued on May 9, 2017.
Application 11/562,965 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/499,315, filed on Aug. 4, 2006, granted, now 10,003,781, issued on Jun. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0036926 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/443 (2011.01); G11B 27/30 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/8405 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01); H04N 5/781 (2006.01); H04N 5/85 (2006.01); H04N 5/907 (2006.01); H04N 9/804 (2006.01); H04N 5/775 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 21/443 (2013.01) [G11B 27/005 (2013.01); G11B 27/102 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/3027 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 9/8205 (2013.01); H04N 9/8227 (2013.01); H04N 9/87 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4725 (2013.01); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/8405 (2013.01); H04N 21/8583 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01); G11B 2220/2562 (2013.01); H04N 5/775 (2013.01); H04N 5/781 (2013.01); H04N 5/85 (2013.01); H04N 5/907 (2013.01); H04N 9/8042 (2013.01); H04N 9/8047 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of displaying a video with one or more sets of tags, the method comprising:
causing a display device to display a sequence of video frames depicting a video scene in a tagless mode, wherein the video scene depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items;
receiving a signal requesting that the video scene be displayed in a tag mode; and
in response to receipt of said signal, generating one or more visually perceptible tags, positioning the generated one or more tags in accordance with coordinates that are associated with at least one frame of the sequence of video frames, and causing the display device to display the generated one or more visually perceptible tags in conjunction with the video scene so positioned, wherein each of the generated tags is associated with at least one respective visually perceptible item appearing in the video scene, thereby resulting in display of the video scene in the tag mode;
wherein the tagless mode does not display any of the visually perceptible tags.