Identification of captured videos

Abstract

A method includes: receiving a request to identify a video within a video stream; identifying a plurality of frames associated with the video stream; adjusting respective frames of the plurality of frames based in identified changes in angular motion between the respective frames of the plurality of frames; identifying a plurality of candidate edges using the video stream captured by the first device; responsive to identifying the plurality of candidate edges, selecting edges enclosing a display area in the video stream corresponding to a second device; creating a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area; identifying video information based on the created fingerprint; and transmitting instructions to display the video information.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a computer system from a first device, a request to identify a video within a video stream;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of frames associated with the video stream;   adjusting, by the computer system, respective frames of the plurality of frames based in identified changes in angular motion between the respective frames of the plurality of frames;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of candidate edges using the video stream captured by the first device;   responsive to identifying the plurality of candidate edges, selecting, by the computer system, edges enclosing a display area in the video stream corresponding to a second device;   creating, by the computer system, a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area;   identifying, by the computer system, video information based on the created fingerprint; and   transmitting, by the computer system to the first device, instructions to display the video information.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the edges includes selecting each of the edges based on variance of the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge throughout the video stream. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges, determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold, and selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the edge is selected based on the determined number being less than a set number. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges:
 determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold;   determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is greater than the threshold; and   selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels whose variance is greater than a threshold being more than the determined number of pixels whose variance is less than a threshold.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second device is a display displaying the video. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying video information based on the fingerprint includes:
 identifying, from a plurality of stored fingerprints, at least one stored fingerprint similar to the created fingerprint; and   identifying video information associated with the at least one stored fingerprint, the identified video information displayed as being information about the video captured in the video stream.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the video information comprises a video identifier and a link for accessing information associated with the video. 
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
 receiving, by a computer system from a first device, a request to identify a video within a video stream;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of frames associated with the video stream;   adjusting, by the computer system, respective frames of the plurality of frames based in identified changes in angular motion between the respective frames of the plurality of frames;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of candidate edges using the video stream captured by the first device;   responsive to identifying the plurality of candidate edges, selecting, by the computer system, edges enclosing a display area in the video stream corresponding to a second device;   creating, by the computer system, a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area;   identifying, by the computer system, video information based on the created fingerprint; and   transmitting, by the computer system to the first device, instructions to display the video information.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein selecting the edges includes selecting each of the edges based on variance of the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge throughout the video stream. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges, determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold, and selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the edge is selected based on the determined number being less than a set number. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges:
 determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold;   determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is greater than the threshold; and   selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels whose variance is greater than a threshold being more than the determined number of pixels whose variance is less than a threshold.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the second device is a display displaying the video. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein identifying video information based on the fingerprint includes:
 identifying, from a plurality of stored fingerprints, at least one stored fingerprint similar to the created fingerprint; and   identifying video information associated with the at least one stored fingerprint, the identified video information displayed as being information about the video captured in the video stream.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the video information comprises a video identifier and a link for accessing information associated with the video. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 one or more computer processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:   receiving, by a computer system from a first device, a request to identify a video within a video stream;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of frames associated with the video stream;   adjusting, by the computer system, respective frames of the plurality of frames based in identified changes in angular motion between the respective frames of the plurality of frames;   identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of candidate edges using the video stream captured by the first device;   responsive to identifying the plurality of candidate edges, selecting, by the computer system, edges enclosing a display area in the video stream corresponding to a second device;   creating, by the computer system, a fingerprint for the video based on content included in the display area;   identifying, by the computer system, video information based on the created fingerprint; and   transmitting, by the computer system to the first device, instructions to display the video information.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the edges includes selecting each of the edges based on variance of the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge throughout the video stream. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges, determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold, and selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein selecting the edges includes, for each of the edges:
 determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is less than a threshold;   determining, from the plurality of pixels corresponding to the edge, a number of pixels whose variance throughout the video stream is greater than the threshold; and   selecting the edge based on the determined number of pixels whose variance is greater than a threshold being more than the determined number of pixels whose variance is less than a threshold.