Broadcast content screening service system and method

• US 20050229201A1
• Filed: 04/08/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Berstis, Viktors
• Granted Patent: US 7,496,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/13
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/14 for monitoring programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/16 on playing information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/372 Programme
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/375 Commercial
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/42 for identifying broadcast areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for screening broadcast programming. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming and to present the broadcast programming to a user. An interface is configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on the broadcast programming. A processor is coupled to the interface and configured to store the user input and to generate a screening signal based on the user input. In a particular aspect, a broadcast recorder is coupled to the viewer and configured to store the received broadcast programming.

Claims

1. A system for screening broadcast programming, comprising:

a viewer configured to receive broadcast programming and to present the received broadcast programming to a user;

an interface configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on the received broadcast programming; and

a processor coupled to the interface and configured to store the user input and to generate a screening signal based on the user input.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a broadcast recorder coupled to the viewer and configured to store the received broadcast programming.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of interfaces coupled to the processor and configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on the broadcast programming.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to compile user input received from a plurality of users.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a client interface coupled to the processor and configured to receive client input from a client user, the client input comprising at least a content of interest preference.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a screening signal based on the user input and the client input.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the screening signal is a real-time screening signal.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the screening signal is a precision screening signal.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the screening signal is a freelance screening signal.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the viewer is configured to present audio broadcast programming to the user.

11. A system for screening broadcast programming, comprising:

an interface configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on broadcast programming; and

a processor coupled to the interface and configured to store the user input and generate a screening signal based on the user input.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein the screening signal is a freelance screening signal.

13. A computer program product for screening broadcast programming, the computer program product having a medium with a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program comprising:

computer program code for receiving user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on broadcast programming;

computer program code for storing the user input; and

computer program code for generating a screening signal based on the user input.

14. The computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein the screening signal is a real-time screening signal (RTSS).

15. The computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein the screening signal is a precision screening signal (PSS).

16. The computer program product as recited in claim 13, wherein the screening signal is a freelance screening signal (FSS).

17. A method for screening broadcast programming, comprising:

generating preference information based on input from a user, the preference information comprising at least a content of interest (COI) segment type;

receiving broadcast programming on a broadcast channel with an associated identifier, the broadcast programming comprising at least a COI segment;

monitoring the broadcast programming for at least a COI segment start time of the COI segment type;

generating a first session information based on the received broadcast programming, the first session information comprising at least the broadcast channel associated identifier;

generating a first COI segment information based on at least the COI segment start time; and

generating a screening signal based on the first session information and the first COI segment information.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising generating a screening signal based on the first session information, the first COI segment information, and the preference information.

19. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising generating a second COI segment information based on the COI segment start time.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, further comprising compiling the first COI segment information and the second COI segment information to generate a reconciled COI information.

21. The method as recited in claim 20, further comprising generating a screening signal based on the reconciled COI information and the preference information.

22. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the first session information further comprises at least a first screener identification code;

and

further comprising generating a second session information based on the received broadcast programming, the second session information comprising at least the broadcast channel associated identifier and a second screener identification code.

23. The method as recited in claim 22, further comprising generating a second COI segment information based on the COI segment start time and the second session information.

24. The method as recited in claim 23, further comprising compiling the first COI segment information and the second COI segment information to generate a reconciled COI information.

25. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising generating a screening signal based on the reconciled COI information and the preference information.

26. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the screening signal is a real-time screening signal.

27. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising:

storing the received broadcast programming to generate stored broadcast programming;

monitoring the stored broadcast programming for at least a COI segment start time of the COI segment type;

generating a second COI segment information based on at least the COI segment start time; and

generating a screening signal based on the second COI segment information.

28. The method as recited in claim 27, further comprising generating a screening signal based on the second COI segment information and the preference information.

29. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein the screening signal is a precision screening signal.