273 results about "Visual media" patented technology

A system and method for computerized searching for items of interest contained in visual media assets, such as a movie or video, stores digital tag information for tagged visual media assets which includes for each tag a time code for a representative image frame, an address code for the storage location of a captured image-still of the frame, and one or more keywords representing the item(s) of interest or their characteristics. When a search request is entered with keywords for items of interest, the search result lists entries from tags containing those keywords, and can also display the captured image-stills (or thumbnail photos thereof) as a visual depiction of the search results. The search service enables advertisers and vendors to bid on rights to link their advertising and other information displays to the search results. The search service can also be used for playback of clips from media assets to viewers on a video viewing website or on a networked playback device.

An electronic device includes digital image sensors to capture visual media, a display to present the visual media from the digital image sensors and a touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement, haptic contact persistence and haptic contact release on the display. A visual media capture controller alternately records the visual media as a photograph or a video based upon an evaluation of the time period between the haptic contact engagement and the haptic contact release.

An interaction competition provides an entertaining enjoyable environment for a player to compete against a celebrity in a head-to-head trivia game. The questions may be associated with the celebrity rather than random general information or general trivia. The celebrity can participate via stored audio media, stored audio-visual media, or in a live real-time format. A goal of the competition is for a player to gain more points than the celebrity. Another goal of the competition is for the player to answer more questions correctly than the celebrity. At least one or more game episodes can be provided on computer-readable media. A game episode may be implemented with a product featuring a celebrity. The competition can be provided in many different gaming environments. The competition can be provided online via a web-based format; a television game show format; telephone call-in radio talk show format; or a cellular phone game format.

Plays videos in conjunction with a “cutlist” utilized to modify the video. Videos include any visual media such as online or streaming video, broadcast television or movies, digital media files having a video component or DVDs. The videos may originate from any location such as online, on YOUTUBE.COM®, cable television, or a local resource such as a digital media file or DVD. Cutlists may include “mashups” and “cuts”. Mashups add content and include additional user generated input such as text, audio, commentary, graphics, avatar overlays, advertisements or other video. Cuts allow skipping of video and are time windows or scenes that are not to be viewed. The modified video may be viewed on any device associated with a video display. Cutlists may be shared among users to modify the performance of original video source without modifying the video itself, therein bypassing any copyright issues.

A user interface system for providing insurance including: a media capture unit including a camera; a controller in communication with the media capture unit; and a memory in communication with the controller; wherein the memory includes first asset information previously captured by an asset verification process in which a user captures first visual media information including at least one visual media information including an asset shown from a perspective, wherein the memory additionally including an asset verification software application that, when executed by the controller, causes the controller to: in response to receiving a notification of a loss regarding the asset, prompt the user to capture second asset information using a media prompt including directions for capturing at least one image including a view of the asset from the perspective; and transmit the second asset information to an underwriting server.

An apparatus for determining interactions with annotations to objects based upon real-world affordances of the objects in audio-visual media data may include a processing element configured to receive image data describing one or more objects having real-world affordances, to identify the one or more objects having real-world affordances, and to create one or more semiotic regions by associating with the one or more objects interaction rules corresponding to the respective real-world affordances of the one or more objects.

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying first media content item with a second media content item inserted within the display of the first media content item. In particular, the second media content item can be displayed with the first media content item when location information associated with the second media content item describes a location with a capture zone of the first media content item.

The present disclosure generally relates to retrieving and displaying contextually-relevant media content. In some embodiments, a device receives a request to display contextually-relevant media and, in response, displays a representation of a collection of media items relevant to a context of the device. In some embodiments, a device displays a visual media item of a sequence of items and, in response to receiving a swipe gesture, displays a detail user interface comprising related content for the media item. In some embodiments, a device, while displaying a first detail user interface, displays an affordance corresponding to a plurality of individuals identified as having attended a first event, that when selected, causes display of visual media corresponding to a plurality of events attended by the individuals. In some embodiments, a device, in response to user input, obtains an automatically-generated collection of visual media and displays a corresponding affordance.

A means of creating and means of exhibiting a multi-dimensional production consisting of two or more interrelated stories, story lines or story parts, in audio-visual media, by simultaneously delivering or streaming parallel “tracks” or “channels,” between and among which the viewer(s) can alternate at will to create a variable, interactive audio-visual experience or product. The technology is adaptable to a variety of delivery systems including, but not limited to, commercial broadcast television, pay television (cable and satellite) and theatrical release (i.e., movies in theaters).

Embodiments of a system and method are provided for ranking the contents of one or more documents, applications, sound or visual media through human assistance. The system comprises one or more search engines configured to provide one or more documents, applications, sound or visual media based on a search query sent by a user. Further, the system comprises a client application configured to capture the query sent by the user and the keyword tags provided by the documents, applications, sound or visual media author. The client application monitors one or more interactions of the user with the one or more documents, applications, sound or visual media for one or more events and provides a relevance measure to the one or more documents, applications, sound or visual media based on the captured query or tags, and the one or more events.

Tools and techniques allow visual media to be edited by superimposing a parameter adjusting mechanism on the visual media itself and adjusting parameter settings based on user input detected by the parameter adjusting mechanism. In a visual media editing application, the parameter adjusting mechanism is superimposed on visual media so that the user can keep his eyes on the visual media and so that the visual media itself is unobscured by other user interface controls and windows as the user edits it. The user sets control points on the visual media that act as a fixed reference points for subsequent user input. The parameter adjusting mechanism detects subsequent user input calculates new parameter settings based on that input.

A slip-on, elastic, fabric cover for hard hats and the like is disclosed, designed for use with conventional hard hats and the like, constructed of an elastic material, the cover stretches to fit over and contracts to fit the contour of a hard hat structure. At least one stiffened segment is located on the main body. The stiffened segment is designed to permit a visual media, such as a logo or company name, to be imprinted thereon, using imprinting techniques, such as silk screen and the like, without distortion of the image occurring when the main body is subsequently stretched over the hard hat.

An apparatus for a determining relevance and/or ambiguity in a search system may include a processing element configured for receiving visual media comprising a query, determining search results including a matching score for at least one candidate visual media with respect to the query based on ambiguity and relevance, utilizing a mapping function to provide a confidence level associated with the search results, and providing a visualization of the search results based on the confidence level.

Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting target objects within digital images utilizing a multi-modal object selection neural network trained to accommodate multiple input modalities. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate a trained neural network based on training digital images and training indicators corresponding to various input modalities. Moreover, one or more embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods utilize a trained neural network and iterative user inputs corresponding to different input modalities to select target objects in digital images. Specifically, the disclosed systems and methods can transform user inputs into distance maps that can be utilized in conjunction with color channels and a trained neural network to identify pixels that reflect the target object.