System and method for monitoring video data
First Claim
1. A method for use in real-time monitoring of a broadcast signal, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a broadcast signal from a broadcasting station;
receiving at least one rebroadcast signal from at least one intended recipient of said broadcast signal;
comparing at least a portion of said broadcast signal to at least a portion of said rebroadcast signal, wherein said portion of said broadcast signal comprises signal data that is native to said broadcast signal; and
determining whether said broadcast signal differs from said rebroadcast signal beyond a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method for real-time monitoring of programming content transmission over a broadcast network. The identification and analysis of data embedded within a broadcast signal allows a broadcaster to determine whether or not their content is actually being broadcast over the network as intended. The embedded data may include various information and indicators, such as proprietary tags, included in the signal. Real-time monitoring may occur across single or multiple channels, narrow or wide geographic areas, be based on various demographic or other characteristics, and may be monitored by content providers or others.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for use in real-time monitoring of a broadcast signal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcast signal from a broadcasting station;
receiving at least one rebroadcast signal from at least one intended recipient of said broadcast signal;
comparing at least a portion of said broadcast signal to at least a portion of said rebroadcast signal, wherein said portion of said broadcast signal comprises signal data that is native to said broadcast signal; and
determining whether said broadcast signal differs from said rebroadcast signal beyond a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a video distribution network in which a master broadcast signal is distributed from a content producer to a plurality of rebroadcasters, said rebroadcasters transmitting a rebroadcast signal to intended recipients, a system for monitoring the conformity of said rebroadcast signal with said broadcast signal, the system comprising:
a content monitoring receiver computer configured for the reception of data from a plurality of video data transmitters, said content monitoring receiver computer having executable computer code stored thereon adapted to;
receive a broadcast signal from a broadcasting station;
receive at least one rebroadcast signal from at least one intended recipient of said broadcast signal;
compare at least a portion of said broadcast signal to at least a portion of said rebroadcast signal, wherein said portion of said broadcast signal comprises signal data that is native to said broadcast signal; and
determine whether said broadcast signal differs from said rebroadcast signal beyond a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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