Inserting commercials in time-shifted broadcast content
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1. A method for inserting replacement commercials (7-10) into a data stream (100), the data stream having program (A, B, C) and commercial portions (1, 2), the method comprising:
- detecting one or more of the commercial portions of the data stream; and
replacing the detected one or more commercial portions with either more or less of the replacement commercial portions.
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Abstract
A method for inserting replacement commercials (7-10) into a data stream (100) is provided where the data stream has program (A, B, C) and commercial (1, 2) portions. The method including: detecting one or more of the commercial portions of the data stream; and replacing the detected one or more commercial portions with either more or less of the replacement commercial portions.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for inserting replacement commercials (7-10) into a data stream (100), the data stream having program (A, B, C) and commercial portions (1, 2), the method comprising:
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detecting one or more of the commercial portions of the data stream; and
replacing the detected one or more commercial portions with either more or less of the replacement commercial portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23)
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13. A device (401) for inserting replacement commercials (7-10) into a data stream (100), the data stream having program (A, B, C) and commercial portions (1, 2), the device comprising:
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a detector device (416) for detecting one or more of the commercial portions of the data stream; and
a scheduler device (426) for replacing the detected one or more commercial portions with either more or less of the replacement commercial portions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium for inserting replacement commercials (7-10) into a data stream (100), the data stream having program (A, B, C) and commercial portions (1, 2), the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code means for detecting one or more of the commercial portions of the data stream; and
computer readable program code means for replacing the detected one or more commercial portions with either more or less of the replacement commercial portions.
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