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System for preventing advertising removal from digital television bitstreams

  • US 20060101486A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2004
  • Published: 05/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for preventing advertising removal from digital television bitstreams which comprise advertisements merged into a digital media content bitstream, which digital television bitstreams are transmitted from a broadcast television system to consumer devices, said system for preventing advertising removal comprising:

  • means for detecting at least one advertising-specific characteristic that identifies a presence of an advertisement in said digital television bitstream that is transmitted from said broadcast television system to consumer devices; and

    means for expunging at least one said advertising-specific characteristic.

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