Invention Publication
- Patent Title: MASKING BRANDS AND BUSINESSES IN CONTENT
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Application No.: US18583151Application Date: 2024-02-21
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Publication No.: US20240196057A1Publication Date: 2024-06-13
- Inventor: Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah , Vikram Makam Gupta , Reda Harb
- Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H04N21/454
- IPC: H04N21/454 ; H04N21/44 ; H04N21/4402

Abstract:
Systems and methods are presented herein for selectively preventing display of brand and business identifiers in content that is considered offensive, objectionable, disturbing, and/or unsettling, to prevent an unintended association by viewers of the content between the content and the brand or business. A request to display media content, comprising at least one frame with objectionable subject matter, is received. In response to determining the at least one frame comprises objectionable subject matter, a determination is made as to whether an entity identifier is visible in the at least one frame. In response to determining at least one entity identifier is visible in the at least one frame, a first context of the objectionable subject matter and a second context of the entity identifier are determined. The first context is compared to the second context and, based on the comparing, a masking action is determined to be required for the entity identifier.
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