REDUCING INTERFERENCE OF AN OVERLAY WITH UNDERLYING CONTENT

摘要

Methods and apparatus for displaying an overlay on top of media content are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a request for presentation of an overlay on top of the media content at a target position on the display screen is handled (e.g. by a local terminal) in accordance with a dynamically determined extent of interference caused by the overlay to the media content. In some embodiments, a modification to at least one overlay attribute of the overlay is computed in accordance with the determined extent of interference, and the modified overlay is display over the underlying media content. Examples of ‘overlay attributes’ include size, color, transparency and shape.

主权项

1. A method of displaying an overlay on top of video content, the method comprising:
a. commencing presentation of video content on a display screen associated with a local terminal; and b. subsequently and during the continued presentation of the video content, handling a request for presentation of an overlay on top of the video content at a target position on the display screen by performing the following steps:
i. subsequent to the local terminal receiving and/or generating the request to present the overlay and in accordance with the target position, dynamically determining, by the local terminal, an extent of interference caused by the overlay to the video content;ii. in accordance with the determined extent of interference, computing, by the local terminal, a modification of at least one overlay attribute of the overlay; andiii. displaying the overlay on top of the video content by the local terminal, wherein the overlay is modified according to the computed modification.