
US 8,977,104 B2 Patent
Tagging video content. A Verizon patent for identifying audiovisual components inside video, attaching temporal/spatial metadata, and making tagged moments searchable or selectable.
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Project Notes
Patent
US 8,977,104 B2
Issued
2015-03-10
Application
13/604,358
Assignee
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
Inventors
Kirk Mario Lewis, II
Family
Video Metadata
Patent Record
Patent Number
US 8,977,104 B2
Issue Date
2015-03-10
Filed
2012-09-05
Application
13/604,358
Assignee
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
Family
Video Metadata
Inventors
Kirk Mario Lewis, II
Source context
Public patent record with local source note retained offline
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Source boundary
Describe Kirk as the listed inventor on a Verizon video-tagging patent; avoid claiming current generative AI proof or a specific deployment without another source.
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Patent Focus
Video services need a way to identify objects, people, sounds, products, and moments inside moving media so users can return to or act on them.
Claimed System
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Identify a distinct audiovisual component within video content.
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Use component identity, time position, screen position, and related metadata to generate a video tag.
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Present tags so users can select, search, share, or return to the relevant video component location.
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