Method and system for detection of user-initiated events utilizing automatic content recognition

摘要

Systems, methods and/or techniques for detection of user-initiated events in relation to a media device are described, for example utilizing a content recognition system. A method may be executed in a media device that is operable to play video content. The method may include receiving user interaction with the media device and the user interaction causes initiation of a feature that affects video content that plays on the media device. The method may include receiving one or more interactive events from a content recognition system in response to the user interaction. The method may comprise executing the one or more interactive events to affect video content that is playing on the media device, and display one or more overlay windows corresponding to the affected video content. One or more video fingerprints that correspond to the affected video content may be communicated to the content recognition system.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in a media device that is operable to play video content, wherein:
the media device comprises an automatic content recognition (ACR) module that communicates with an ACR system that is external to the media device, and the ACR system supports different video fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors, wherein:
the ACR system assigns same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video and audio fingerprints that are generated from the same video and audio content by the different video and audio fingerprint technologies from the multiple vendors based on timing of the assignment of the interactive event identifiers; andthe interactive event identifiers are utilized by the media device to trigger one or more interactive events;the ACR module providing fingerprints to a fingerprint matching system in the ACR system for matching by the fingerprint matching system;the ACR module receiving information and/or content from the ACR system based on the matching by the fingerprint matching system; andthe media device:
detecting by the ACR module, user interaction with the media device, wherein the user interaction causes the initiation of a feature that affects video content that plays on the media device;receiving by the ACR module, the one or more interactive events from the fingerprint matching system in the ACR system in response to the user interaction; andexecuting the one or more interactive events to:
affect video content that is playing on the media device;display one or more overlay windows corresponding to the affected video content; andallow interaction via the displayed one or more overlay windows.