Video-Related Meta Data Engine System and Method

Abstract

A engine for use with a display is disclosed. The engine includes a presenter that presents at least two audio/visual works, at least one software application capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs, and a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each recurrence of a particular object across the audio/visual works, and across each of the at least one metadata related interaction.

1 . An engine for use with a display, comprising:
 a presenter, provided by computing code embodied in a tangible medium that, upon interaction with a computer processor, presents an audio/visual work;   a software application, instantiated by second computing code executed by the computer processor and received across a computing network, that is capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, said metadata-related interaction including providing for a click on an object in the audio/visual work to display more information, including at least a price, regarding said object; and   at least two communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs.   
     
     
         2 . The engine of  claim 1 , wherein said software application is at least partially remote from the presenter. 
     
     
         3 . The engine of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one metadata-related interaction comprises interaction with remotely generated metadata associated with the audio/visual work. 
     
     
         4 . The engine of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one metadata-related interaction comprises interaction with locally generated metadata for association with the audio/visual work. 
     
     
         5 . The engine of  claim 1 , further comprising a prioritization filter.