INTERACTIVE OVERLAY FOR DIGITAL VIDEO

摘要

Production and interaction with supplemented video is facilitated by overlaying a grid on a video frame. The grid comprises a plurality of grid regions each selectable to define a viewer selectable hotspot in the image of a video frame.

主权项

1. A method of supplementing digital video with information to be displayed when elected by a viewer of said video, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) presenting a frame of said video on a portion of a display, said portion of said display divided into a plurality of selectable regions defined by a grid overlaying said portion; (b) storing in a memory accessible to a computer an identification of a selected region in association with an identity of said frame and a datum to be displayed to a viewer when said viewer selects said selected region during display of said frame; (c) where said datum to be said displayed is determined based upon a location of a RFID tag.