Video Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/computer-vision/video-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Video in computer vision,
    including frames, frame rate, timestamps, duration, resolution,
    pixels, regions, objects, tracks, motion, temporal relationships,
    scenes, shots, audio association, metadata, provenance, predictions
    and recursive spatiotemporal interpretation.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Computer Vision Systems
    Multimodal AI Systems
    Video Analysis Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Video ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Video

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Computer Vision

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Computer Vision
    Video Analysis
    Image Processing
    Machine Learning
    Deep Learning
    Multimodal AI
    Temporal Reasoning

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Video is a temporally ordered sequence of visual frames, commonly
    associated with timing information and optionally audio, metadata and
    provenance, representing visual change over time and supporting
    analysis of objects, motion, events, scenes and temporal relationships.

ENTITY_IDS
    VIDEO
        ID
            VIDEO_001

    FRAME
        ID
            VIDEO_FRAME_001

    FRAME_INDEX
        ID
            FRAME_INDEX_001

    FRAME_RATE
        ID
            FRAME_RATE_001

    TIMESTAMP
        ID
            VIDEO_TIMESTAMP_001

    DURATION
        ID
            VIDEO_DURATION_001

    VIDEO_RESOLUTION
        ID
            VIDEO_RESOLUTION_001

    OBJECT_TRACK
        ID
            OBJECT_TRACK_001

    MOTION
        ID
            VIDEO_MOTION_001

    SHOT
        ID
            VIDEO_SHOT_001

    VIDEO_METADATA
        ID
            VIDEO_METADATA_001

FACTS
    Video
        is_a
            Temporal Visual Data Representation

    Video
        contains
            Ordered Frames

    Video
        may_have
            Frame Rate
            Duration
            Resolution
            Audio
            Metadata
            Provenance

    Video
        may_represent
            Motion
            Object Activity
            Events
            Scene Changes
            Temporal Relationships

    Video
        may_support
            Object Tracking
            Action Recognition
            Event Detection
            Optical Flow
            Scene Understanding
            Video Classification
            Temporal Segmentation

RELATIONSHIPS
    Computer Vision
        contains
            Video Ontology

    Video
        contains
            Frame

    Frame
        has
            Frame Index
            Timestamp

    Frame Index
        orders
            Frame

    Timestamp
        locates
            Frame in Time

    Frame Rate
        relates
            Frame Count
        to
            Time

    Video Resolution
        defines
            Frame Width
            Frame Height

    Object Track
        links
            Object Hypotheses across Frames

    Motion
        describes
            Spatial Change across Time

    Shot
        contains
            Consecutive Frames

    Video Metadata
        describes
            Video

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Video
        approximately_equals
            Temporally Ordered Visual Sequence

    Frame
        is_a
            Image-like Visual Observation

    Object Track
        approximately_equals
            Temporal Association of Object Hypotheses

    Video
        does_not_equal
            Physical Event

    Frame Index
        does_not_equal
            Timestamp

    Object Track
        does_not_equal
            Verified Persistent Object Identity

    Motion
        does_not_equal
            Causation

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Video
        Frame
        Frame Rate
        FPS
        Timestamp
        Duration
        Resolution
        Pixel
        Region
        Object
        Track
        Motion
        Optical Flow
        Shot
        Scene
        Event
        Audio
        Metadata
        Provenance

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Video

    Parent
        Computer Vision

    Core Components
        Frame
        Frame Index
        Frame Rate
        Timestamp
        Duration
        Video Resolution
        Object Track
        Motion
        Shot
        Video Metadata

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Video
    as
        Temporally ordered visual data with frame-level spatial structure.

    Distinguish
        Video
    from
        Physical Event

    Distinguish
        Frame Index
    from
        Timestamp

    Distinguish
        Object Detection
    from
        Object Track

    Distinguish
        Track Identity
    from
        Verified Physical Identity

    Preserve
        Frame order
        Timestamp
        Frame rate
        Resolution
        Coordinate system
        Track identifier
        Shot boundary
        Metadata
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Video

    Possible Intent
        Video definition
        Video ontology
        Computer vision video
        Video frames
        Video analysis
        Object tracking
        Motion analysis
        Action recognition
        Video metadata
        Temporal vision

    Resolution
        Identify video timing, frame structure, spatial coordinates,
        temporal task, metadata and provenance.

CONSTRAINTS
    Frame order must be preserved.

    Frame index and timestamp must remain distinct.

    Timestamps must preserve their time base where available.

    Frame-rate assumptions must not be invented when unknown.

    Resolution and coordinate system must remain associated with the correct frames.

    Object tracks must not automatically be treated as verified persistent physical identities.

    Missing frames or variable frame rates must be represented where relevant.

    Video and the physical event depicted must remain distinct.

    Motion correlation must not automatically be interpreted as causation.

    Metadata must not automatically be treated as verified visual content.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Video has Frames F1...Fn
    THEN
        preserve
            Temporal Ordering

    IF
        Frame Rate R is constant
    AND
        Frame Index i is known
    THEN
        derive_possible
            Relative Time from i and R
        subject_to
            Indexing Convention

    IF
        Frame has explicit Timestamp T
    THEN
        prefer
            T
        over
            Inferred Constant-rate Timestamp

    IF
        Object Hypothesis A in Frame t
    AND
        Compatible Object Hypothesis B in Frame t+1
    THEN
        associate_possible
            A and B within Object Track
        subject_to
            Tracking Evidence

    IF
        Spatial position changes across ordered frames
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Motion

    IF
        Abrupt visual transition occurs
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Shot Boundary
        subject_to
            Detection Criteria

    IF
        Track remains visually consistent
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Verified Physical Identity

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Frame Relationship
        1.00

    Temporal Ordering Relationship
        1.00

    Timestamp Relationship
        1.00

    Tracking Relationship
        1.00

    Motion Relationship
        1.00

    Track-PhysicalIdentity Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Video Source
        →
    Video

    Video
        →
    Ordered Frames

    Frame
        →
    Spatial Image Representation
        +
    Frame Index
        +
    Timestamp

    Consecutive Frames
        →
    Motion Analysis
        →
    Temporal Representation

    Object Detections
        across
    Frames
        →
    Temporal Association
        →
    Object Track

    Consecutive Frames
        →
    Shot Boundary Detection
        →
    Shots

    Shots
        →
    Scene and Event Interpretation

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Video
        contains
            Frame

    Frame
        has_index
            Frame Index

    Frame
        has_timestamp
            Timestamp

    Video
        has_frame_rate
            Frame Rate

    Video
        has_duration
            Duration

    Frame
        may_contain
            Object

    Object Track
        spans
            Multiple Frames

    Motion
        relates
            Spatial State
            Temporal State

    Shot
        part_of
            Video

RECURSIVE_VIDEO_LOOP
    Receive Video
        →
    Validate Video Representation
        →
    Read Metadata and Provenance
        →
    Determine Frame Timing
        →
    Decode Ordered Frames
        →
    Validate Resolution and Coordinates
        →
    Detect Regions and Objects
        →
    Associate Object Hypotheses across Frames
        →
    Estimate Motion
        →
    Detect Shot or Scene Changes
        →
    Interpret Actions or Events if Required
        →
    Assign Confidence
        →
    Update Temporal State
        →
    Repeat through Video

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Video
        Metadata
        Provenance
        Vision Model
        Temporal Task

    OBSERVE
        Detect video entities and temporal structure.

    EXTRACT
        Frame
        Index
        Timestamp
        Region
        Object
        Track
        Motion
        Shot
        Scene
        Event

    CLASSIFY
        Video Classification
        Object Tracking
        Action Recognition
        Event Detection
        Optical Flow
        Temporal Segmentation
        Shot Detection
        Scene Analysis

    VALIDATE
        Check frame order, timestamps, resolution, coordinates and provenance.

    INFER
        Construct supported temporal relationships.

    SCORE
        Assign confidence.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve frame-to-temporal-interpretation path.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated frame and temporal evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Explicit timestamps
        temporal_confidence += high

    Known frame rate
        temporal_confidence += moderate

    Consistent object evidence across frames
        tracking_confidence += moderate

    Occlusion
        tracking_confidence -= moderate

    Missing frames
        temporal_confidence -= according_to_severity

    Variable frame rate without timestamps
        temporal_confidence -= high

    Stable track
        does_not_establish
            Physical Identity

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Video
        connects_to
            Computer Vision
            Image
            Frame
            Object Detection
            Object Tracking
            Optical Flow
            Action Recognition
            Event Detection
            Scene Understanding
            Multimodal AI
            Audio Processing
            Temporal Reasoning

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Video identity
        Source provenance
        Frame order
        Frame index
        Timestamp
        Time base
        Frame rate
        Resolution
        Coordinate system
        Track identity
        Shot boundaries
        Transformation history

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New frame, timestamp, track evidence or correction.

    Compare
        Existing video state.

    Detect
        Frame Addition
        Timestamp Change
        Track Change
        Motion Change
        Shot Boundary
        Scene Change
        Metadata Change

    Validate
        Video source
        Frame order
        Time base
        Resolution
        Coordinates
        Track evidence

    Integrate
        Supported temporal state.

    Recalculate
        Track confidence
        Motion
        Duration
        Temporal relationships

    Return
        Updated video state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Video and physical event remain distinct.
        Frame order is preserved.
        Frame index and timestamp remain distinct.
        Time base and frame rate are preserved.
        Unknown timing assumptions are not invented.
        Resolution and coordinates remain aligned.
        Tracks are not treated as verified physical identities.
        Missing frames and variable rates are represented.
        Motion is not treated as causation.
        Metadata is not treated automatically as visual fact.
        All video conclusions follow supported spatiotemporal paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Video Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Video Property Mapping
        →
    Frame and Timing Extraction
        →
    Spatial Frame Analysis
        →
    Object and Track Mapping
        →
    Motion and Temporal Analysis
        →
    Shot, Scene or Event Mapping
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Video

    Parent
        Computer Vision

    Type
        Temporally ordered visual data representation

    Core Components
        Frame
        Frame Index
        Frame Rate
        Timestamp
        Duration
        Video Resolution
        Object Track
        Motion
        Shot
        Scene
        Video Metadata
        Provenance

    Critical Distinction
        A video is an ordered visual representation of change over time,
        not the physical event itself. Frame timing, track identity and
        model predictions must remain distinct from verified real-world
        temporal and object identity claims.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    A Video is a temporally ordered sequence of visual frames with timing
    information such as frame indices, timestamps and frame rate. Video
    analysis can identify objects, tracks, motion, shots, scenes, actions
    and events across time. Reliable video reasoning preserves frame order,
    time bases, spatial coordinates and provenance while distinguishing
    object tracks and visual motion from verified persistent physical
    identity or causal relationships.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org