公开(公告)号：US20240223829A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18610101

申请日：2024-03-19

Applicant: SLING TV L.L.C.

Inventor： ROBERT DREW MAJOR

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/845

CPC classification number: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8455

Abstract: Content is received from a content origin and includes a first I frame occurring in the content at an actual start time of an ad segment. The content includes an ad marker comprising an indicated start time of an available segment, and the actual start time is within a predetermined period of the indicated start time. The ad marker is updated to set the indicated start time equal to the actual start time. The predetermined period may be within 0.5 seconds of the indicated start time. A second I frame may be detected in the content, and a signature may be generated for content at the time of the first I frame. The first I frame corresponds to the actual start time in response to the first I frame occurring before the second I frame and in response to the signature matching a signature of a known ad.

公开(公告)号：US20230224522A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18181436

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： ROBERT DREW MAJOR ,  LEO DAVIS ,  HOWARD DAVIS

IPC: H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/274

CPC classification number: H04N21/2396 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/274

Abstract: A remote storage digital video recorder (RSDVR) retains multiple copies of media programs so long as the copies are expected to be useful to at least one user. Rather than assigning copies to specific users at the time the program is recorded, copies can be assigned as the users request access to the particular media programs. Copies of unassigned programs can be deleted according to a schedule to reduce disk storage and processing demands on the system. A pool of program copies that are not initially assigned to particular users can be maintained until the user makes a specific request to view the program. This “late assignment” of program copies can substantially reduce the amount of data stored by the RSDVR system without substantially impacting the viewer experience.

公开(公告)号：US20230141399A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18148908

申请日：2022-12-30

Applicant: SLING TV L.L.C.

Inventor： ROBERT DREW MAJOR

IPC: H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8173 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/41265

Abstract: Viewing of advertisements in broadcast television programming is electronically monitored using network communications to determine viewership of programming that is promoted in the ads. This correlation is enabled through a distributed information system that permits digital identification of ads in programming, as well as distributed tracking of ad and program viewership. Through automated gathering of viewership information and distributed data processing, advertising effectiveness can be very accurately tracked.

公开(公告)号：US20220417570A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17852808

申请日：2022-06-29

Applicant: Sling TV L.L.C.

Inventor： ROBERT DREW MAJOR ,  LEO DAVIS ,  HOWARD DAVIS

IPC: H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/231

Abstract: A remote storage digital video recorder (RSDVR) retains multiple copies of media programs so long as the copies are expected to be useful to at least one user. Rather than assigning copies to specific users at the time the program is recorded, copies can be assigned as the users request access to the particular media programs. Copies of unassigned programs can be deleted according to a schedule to reduce disk storage and processing demands on the system. A pool of program copies that are not initially assigned to particular users can be maintained until the user makes a specific request to view the program. This “late assignment” of program copies can substantially reduce the amount of data stored by the RSDVR system without substantially impacting the viewer experience.