Patent ID: 8009861
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for generating a fingerprint for a video object that is performed by a computer system programmed to perform the method, comprising: obtaining, by the computer system, a plurality of frames associated with a video object; for each of the plurality of frames, processing, by the computer system, a plurality of frame fingerprints for the plurality of frames respectively, the plurality of frame fingerprints including the frame fingerprint for the each of the plurality of frames; determining, by the computer system, a video fingerprint for the video object, the video fingerprint including the plurality of frame fingerprints; and storing, by the computer system, the video fingerprint for the video object in a data storage separate from the video object, wherein the video object is not modified by the video fingerprint.