公开(公告)号：US09549226B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-17

申请号：US14719994

申请日：2015-05-22

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N9/80 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  H04H60/375 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/4334

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overscan area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

摘要翻译： 公开了减少或消除商业跳过系统的有效性的方法和装置，例如目前在VCR，PVR等中找到的，其被设计为在回放先前记录的信号材料版本后从信号材料中删除广告。 在一个实施例中，通过将所选信号电平的平坦场增加到信号材料的视频行的有效线部分来减少或消除商业跳过系统的有效性。 其他实施例修改了指示商业广告的正常衰落到黑色信号，以提供对非黑色信号的衰落。 在另外的实施例中，渐变至非黑色信号被插入到信号图像的过扫描区域中。 更进一步的实施例在水平消隐间隔中修改音频信号或选择的信号，其可以在商业跳过系统中使用以检测广告的存在。

公开(公告)号：US20190037281A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16149461

申请日：2018-10-02

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/233

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  H04H60/375 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/4334

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overscan area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

公开(公告)号：US10129605B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15372956

申请日：2016-12-08

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overseas area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

公开(公告)号：US10536756B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16149461

申请日：2018-10-02

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overscan area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

公开(公告)号：US20170180819A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15372956

申请日：2016-12-08

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/433

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  H04H60/375 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/4334

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overseas area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

公开(公告)号：US20150256901A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14719994

申请日：2015-05-22

申请人： Rovi Solutions Corporation

发明人： Ronald Quan ,  John O. Ryan ,  Peter Wonfor

IPC分类号： H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  H04H60/375 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/59 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/4334

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed which reduces or removes the effectiveness of commercial skip systems such as presently found in VCRs, PVRs, etc. which are designed to delete commercials from signal material upon playback of a previously recorded version of the signal material. In an embodiment, the effectiveness of the commercial skip system is reduced or removed by adding a flat field of selected signal level to active line portions of video lines of the signal material. Other embodiments modify the normal fade to black signal indicative of a commercial to provide a fade to non-black signal. In further embodiments, a fade to non-black signal is inserted in an overscan area of the signal picture. Still further embodiments modify audio signals or selected signals in the horizontal blanking interval which may be used in commercial skip systems to detect the presence of commercials.

摘要翻译： 公开了减少或消除商业跳过系统的有效性的方法和装置，例如目前在VCR，PVR等中找到的，其被设计为在回放先前记录的信号材料版本后从信号材料中删除广告。 在一个实施例中，通过将所选信号电平的平坦场增加到信号材料的视频行的有效线部分来减少或消除商业跳过系统的有效性。 其他实施例修改了指示商业广告的正常衰落到黑色信号，以提供对非黑色信号的衰落。 在另外的实施例中，渐变至非黑色信号被插入到信号图像的过扫描区域中。 更进一步的实施例在水平消隐间隔中修改音频信号或选择的信号，其可以在商业跳过系统中使用以检测广告的存在。