Abstract:
A method for creating derivative advertisements is provided. The method includes identifying a visual element based on an analysis of a primary advertisement asset such that the visual element is representative of a branding message provided within the primary advertisement. The method also includes identifying a call-to-action (CTA) data element based on the analysis and creating a derivative advertisement asset having the visual element and CTA data element. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing software for executing the method are also provided.
Abstract:
Method and system of identification of at least one audiovisual advertisement in a data stream (1), such as a digital television broadcasting, by detecting energy drops in an audio stream (3) of the data stream (1) and comparing a segment (5) of the audio stream starting at the energy drop with an audio segment (5) of the advertisement. The comparison step requires only a few seconds of data to perform the detection. Therefore, the identification of the advertisement is provided before the end of the advertisement in the data stream (1).
Abstract:
A targeted advertising system comprising an interface unit (110) configured to receive broadcast transmissions, a primary broadcast stream (101) for broadcast programming, a secondary broadcast stream (105) for targeted advertising content, and a storage device (115) for storing the targeted advertising content. The method comprises presenting a targeted advertising content to a user including receiving a primary broadcast stream (101), receiving a secondary broadcast stream (105), storing a portion of the secondary broadcast stream in a storage device (115), and presenting a targeted advertising stream to the user, which may be selected based on a user parameter.
Abstract:
A method for capturing a broadcast is disclosed. The method for capturing a broadcast includes detecting an approximate start time of the broadcast, wherein said detecting includes monitoring for a broadcast trigger, identifying the broadcast and a timed length thereof, such that, based on the timed length and the approximate start time, an approximate end time may be calculated, and recording the broadcast from the trigger to the approximate end time, wherein said recording has captured the broadcast of radio advertising.
Abstract:
A system and method for identifying real time changes in broadcasted segments, communicating the changes over the Internet to a user PC (130) and performing pre-defined operation in response to the identified changes, including switching to another channel, changing the volume of the current channel, using IR/RF transceivers (140, 150).
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program are disclosed. A data logging device (26) stores a plurality of recording times of sections of a recorded program in association with playback times of the recorded program. Playback intervals between sequential pairs of the playback times are compared with corresponding recording intervals between sequential pairs of the recording times to determine if any portion of the recorded program was not played back in real time.
Abstract:
A commercial detection apparatus includes a frame grab thread which acquires frames from an input data stream to be analyzed by a cut detector thread and a filter thread. A commercial detection thread determines whether a commercial has occurred from data created by the cut detector thread and the filter thread stored in a memory. A factor used by the commercial detection thread is whether a black frame has occurred. The input data stream is divided into a plurality of regions and then a maximum and minimum value for a section of these regions is determined and compared to one another. If the maximum and minimum values are close enough, and the maximum value is below a threshold, then the frame is deemed to be black. The commercial detection thread also looks at the average cut frame distance, cut rate, changes in the average cut frame distance, the absence of a logo, a commercial signature detection, brand name detection, a series of black frames preceding a high cut rate, similar frames located within a specified period of time before a frame being analyzed and character detection. During playback, the detected commercials are either skipped or substituted with alternate content.
Abstract:
A video playback device includes video and audio event detectors (102 and 104) which detect the presence of events in the video signal as it is played. When the viewer commands the device to skip past a portion of a recorded program, a processor (114) monitors the detect events to locate an event corresponding to the beginning of a next program segment. The device then returns to that location and begins normal play. Alternatively, the viewer may manually terminate the skipping process, at which time the device automatically returns to the location of the most recently detected event.
Abstract:
This invention discloses an apparatus (90) for replacing a portion of each of a sequence of existing images with a new image, the apparatus comprises a frame grabber (110) operative to grab a sequence of frames respectively representing the sequence of existing images, a localizer (120) operative to detect at least one site within each existing image at which the new image is to be incorporated, a perspective transformer (120) operative to detect the perspective at which the site is imaged and a transmitter (95) operative to transmit to each of a plurality of remote locations (94), for each frame the existing image represented in the frame, the coordinates of the site, and the perspective at which the site is imaged.