Patent ID: 9686510
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of providing a plurality of selectable interaction elements in a 360-degree video stream, the method comprising: automatically identifying a plurality of objects in a 360-degree view that is captured by a 360-degree video camera; associating the plurality of selectable interaction elements, which are configured to be incorporated into the 360-degree video stream that is generated from the 360-degree view, with the plurality of respective objects, the plurality of selectable interaction elements are selectable to initiate retrieval of information pertaining to the objects with which the respective selectable interaction elements are associated from a store independently from information pertaining to the other objects; and incorporating one or more of the selectable interaction elements into at least a portion of the 360-degree video stream such that the one or more selectable interaction elements are positioned proximate one or more respective objects of the plurality of objects with which the one or more respective selectable interaction elements are associated.