Patent ID: 9609260
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for a facilitating a user to add a tag to a video scene during a production process of a video, the method comprising: causing a video display device to display, during the production process of the video, the video scene with a set of at least one placeholder tag overlaid on the video during at least a portion of the video scene, wherein each placeholder tag is associated with an item depicted in the video and characterized by size, shape, temporal duration, and spatial location properties with respect to the video scene, each placeholder tag initially having no content; receiving from the user a selection of one of the set of at least one placeholder tags, thereby resulting in a selected placeholder tag associated with a selected item depicted in the video; receiving from the user input specifying content for the selected placeholder tag; providing the user with an option to preview the video scene with the selected tag overlaid on the video during at least a portion of the video scene, wherein the selected tag is associated with the selected item depicted in the video and characterized by size, shape, temporal duration, and spatial location properties with respect to the video scene, the selected tag having content corresponding to the content specified by the user; causing the display device to display a sponsorship value for the selected tag, wherein the sponsorship value depends at least in part on one or more of the associated item, the content specified by the user, the size of the tag, the shape of the tag, or the spatial location properties; and allowing the user to approve the previewed video scene with the selected tag having its content and properties.