Patent ID: 8719288

Claim:
A method of lookup of video-related data, capable of operating with different versions of related video content, comprising: receiving a request from a requesting device for information for a first version of video content; identifying a first video content identifier associated with either the entire video content, the filename of the video content, a particular time interval within the video content, or a spatio-temporal object in the first version of video content from a video content source; using said first video content identifier to retrieve first metadata associated with said first version of video content; wherein said first metadata is at least one of untimed metadata, timed metadata associated with a time interval, or spatio-temporal metadata associated with a spatio-temporal object in said first version of video content; wherein irrespective of if said first metadata is available, then: translating said first video content identifier into a second video content identifier; wherein translating said first video content identifier into a second video content identifier comprises finding a correspondence between spatial and temporal coordinates of image features in the first version of video content associated with the first video content identifier, and the spatial and temporal coordinates of image features of a second version of video content associated with said second video content identifier; wherein said first version of video content and said second version of video content comprise either identical versions of the same original video content, or different but related versions of said original video content; wherein said different but related versions of said original video content differ by at least one of different edits, different aspect ratios, or different transcoding versions; retrieving second metadata based on said second video content identifier; and providing, to the requesting device, the first metadata if said first metadata is available, and said second metadata.