Video stream modification to defeat detection
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1. A method of altering an image to prevent the detection of the image, the method comprising:
- receiving the image;
identifying a plurality of types of modifications to be made to the image, the modifications, when applied, causing a spatial alteration of the image;
randomly selecting a first type of the types of modifications; and
altering at least a portion of the image by applying the randomly selected first type of modification to the image, wherein the altering reduces the ability to detect the image.
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting automatic ad detection is presented in which video streams are modified such that features cannot be automatically recognized or statistical parameters and fingerprints derived from the video stream cannot be matched against fingerprints of known video segments in a database.
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1. A method of altering an image to prevent the detection of the image, the method comprising:
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receiving the image; identifying a plurality of types of modifications to be made to the image, the modifications, when applied, causing a spatial alteration of the image; randomly selecting a first type of the types of modifications; and altering at least a portion of the image by applying the randomly selected first type of modification to the image, wherein the altering reduces the ability to detect the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of altering at least one image of a series of images to prevent the detection of the series of images, the method comprising:
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receiving the series of images; identifying a plurality of types of modifications to be made to at least one image of the series of images, the modifications, when applied, causing a spatial alteration of the at least one image; selecting a first type of the types of modifications; randomly selecting at least one image of the series of images; and altering at least a portion of the at least one selected image by applying the selected first type of modification to the at least one selected image, wherein the altering reduces the ability to detect the series of images. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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