Patent ID: 7633554

Claim:
In a computerized system, a method for selectively overlaying visual interface information atop a display of video of a video signal on a display screen, the video signal including at least one specified feature that is to be displayed with the video, the method comprising steps for: detecting a presence of at least one specified feature in a video signal that is to be displayed on a video display screen based on encoding information comprising one or more feature triggers indicating the presence of the at least one specified feature, wherein the feature triggers are embedded in the video signal before the video signal is transmitted, the feature triggers being generated based on a prior analysis of the video signal that identified the special features; detecting a location where the at least one specified feature is going to be displayed within the video on the display screen based on at least one of the triggers detected in the video signal, wherein each trigger provides information indicating in which display section the special feature is to be displayed, such that the visual interface information can be displayed in a display section that is free from special features; and displaying the visual interface information atop the displayed video signal in a particular location that is free from specified features, the location being determined based on at least one of the embedded triggers.