Patent ID: 6381362
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for providing virtual alternative display regions in video presentations, comprising:an apparatus providing a video presentation on a network; a video integration apparatus coupled to the network for receiving and processing the video presentation; at least one data set identifying a sequence of video frames in the video presentation, an individual region appearing in each of the frames in the sequence of frames, and a pixel signature comprising an average of red, green, and blue (R,G,B) values over all of the pixels in the individual region, the pixel signature also comprising a specific deviation from the RGB average values; and at least one alternative video region conforming in areal extent to the individual region in the video presentation, the alternative video region comprising alternative pixel values for the pixels in the individual region; characterized in that the integration apparatus, as each frame of the video presentation is received and processed, tests the pixel values for the individual region in the frame, and for pixel values tested that deviate from the RGB average values beyond the specific deviation, displays the pixel values provided by the video presentation, and for pixel values tested that fall within the specific deviation from the average values, displays the alternative pixels from the stored alternative video region.