Patent ID: 9141258
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically linking a cursor to a hotspot in a hypervideo stream, wherein the hypervideo stream comprises a plurality of video frames that are associated with at least one user selectable hotspot, the method comprising: establishing an association between a selectable hotspot in a first activation region of a first video frame received for presentation in a video presentation space and a cursor when a first position of the cursor is within the first activation region corresponding to the selectable hotspot; receiving, for presentation in the video presentation space, a second video frame including the selectable hotspot in a second activation region of the second video frame, wherein the second activation region is different from the first activation region; determining that a second position of the cursor is outside of the second activation region of the second video frame; and responsive to the determination, presenting the second video frame with a visual indicator associating the second position of the cursor with the second activation region based on the association between the cursor and the selectable hotspot.