METHOD OF CONTENT SUBSTITUTION

• US 20090235308A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Weda, Johannes, Barbieri, Mauro, Ehlers, Enno Lars
• Application Number:
  US12/306,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20090235308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/106 Receiver-side switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/375 Commercial
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4333 Processing operations in response to a pause request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A method of substituting a primary content (110) being transmitted on a primary channel (100) with a secondary content (220), characterized by said secondary content being a summary of a program (210) being currently transmitted on a secondary channel (200). Preferably the method comprises substitution of the secondary content (220) in response to a commercial break (120) being transmitted on the primary channel (100). Preferably the method comprises transmission of the primary content (110) following the substituted secondary content (220) that is time-shifted to allow the secondary content to be presented to its end. Preferably the method comprises subsequent to presenting the secondary content (220), the program being currently transmitted on the secondary channel (210) that is presented instead of the primary content (110). Preferably the method comprises transmission of the secondary content (220) that is prior to changing of the channel currently watched from the primary channel (100) to the secondary channel (200).

Claims

1. A method of substituting a primary content (110) being transmitted on a primary channel (100) with a secondary content (220), characterized by said secondary content being a summary of a program (210) being currently transmitted on a secondary channel (200).

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the secondary content (220) is substituted in response to a commercial break (120) being transmitted on the primary channel (100).

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein a duration of the secondary content (220) is adjusted to correspond to a duration of the commercial break (120).

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein transmission of the primary content (110) following the substituted secondary content (220) is time-shifted to allow the secondary content to be presented to its end.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the program (210) being transmitted on the secondary channel corresponds to a live event.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein subsequent to presenting the secondary content (220), the program being currently transmitted on the secondary channel (210) is presented instead of the primary content (110).

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein transmission of the secondary content (220) is prior to changing of the channel currently watched from the primary channel (100) to the secondary channel (200).

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user explicitly provides the secondary channel (200).

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the secondary channel (200) is derived based on user preferences.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the summary comprised in the secondary content (220) is created for a content of the program (210) being currently transmitted on the secondary channel (200) and said content not being included in the previously transmitted summary corresponding to said program.

11. A device operable to provide a means (711 and 721) for creating a secondary content being a summary of a program being currently transmitted on a secondary channel, and a means (722) for substituting the primary content being transmitted on a primary channel with the secondary content, said device being operable according to a method claimed in claim 1.

12. A device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a commercial detector (742) to detect a commercial break being transmitted on the primary channel, and a control means (743) for initiating a substitution of said secondary content in response to the commercial break being transmitted on the primary channel.

13. A device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a buffer (712) to store the primary content in order to enable time-shifted transmission of said primary content to allow the substituted secondary content to be transmitted to its end.

14. A device as claimed in claim 11, said device being operable to transmit the secondary content prior to changing of the channel currently watched from the primary channel to the secondary channel.

15. Software executable on device hardware for implementing a method as claimed in claim 1.