Patent ID: 6791579
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for creating an enhanced streaming media file comprising:defining a first window in a graphical user interface; displaying a streaming video file in a media player window contained in said first window; pausing said media player at one frame of a plurality of frames comprising said streaming video file; placing a displayable element at a position in said first window employing a pointing device and employing a drag and drop function responsive to an input from said pointing device, said drag and drop function implemented locally in said graphical user interface; creating an enhancement file containing information related to said displayable element, and said one frame; modifying a file containing a video stream to produce a modified video stream file containing a trigger comprising information that identifies a video frame to be enhanced and a locator indicating where enhancement information may be accessed; and embedding a media player and a software routine in a web displayable page wherein said media player is operable to display a video stream, and said software routine is operable to detect a trigger in said video stream, to access enhancement information employing a locator in said video stream, and to render enhancements defined by said enhancement information.