METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERING FROM ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERTISEMENT STREAMS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- switching, by a media content access subsystem, from a program stream to an advertisement stream in response to a switching instruction received by the media content access subsystem;
monitoring, by the media content access subsystem, for a predetermined number of markers included within the advertisement stream as the advertisement stream is received by the media content access subsystem;
switching, by the media content access subsystem, from the advertisement stream to another media content stream if the predetermined number of markers is detected during the monitoring; and
presenting, by the media content access subsystem, an advertisement represented by the advertisement stream if the predetermined number of markers are not detected during the monitoring.
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes switching, by a media content access subsystem, from a program stream to an advertisement stream in response to a switching instruction received by the media content access subsystem, detecting, by the media content access subsystem, a predetermined number of markers included within the advertisement stream, the predetermined number of markers indicative of an error associated with the advertisement stream, and switching, by the media content access subsystem, from the advertisement stream to another media content stream in response to the detecting of the predetermined number of markers. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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switching, by a media content access subsystem, from a program stream to an advertisement stream in response to a switching instruction received by the media content access subsystem; monitoring, by the media content access subsystem, for a predetermined number of markers included within the advertisement stream as the advertisement stream is received by the media content access subsystem; switching, by the media content access subsystem, from the advertisement stream to another media content stream if the predetermined number of markers is detected during the monitoring; and presenting, by the media content access subsystem, an advertisement represented by the advertisement stream if the predetermined number of markers are not detected during the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a media content stream switching facility that switches from a program stream to an advertisement stream in response to a switching instruction; and an error detection facility communicatively coupled to the media content stream switching facility and that monitors for a predetermined number of markers included within the advertisement stream as the advertisement stream is received by a media content access device; and a presentation facility communicatively coupled to the media content stream switching facility and configured to control a presentation of content represented by the program stream and content represented by the advertisement stream; wherein the media content stream switching facility is further configured to switch from the advertisement stream to another media content stream if the predetermined number of markers is detected during the monitoring; and wherein the presentation facility is further configured to present an advertisement represented by the advertisement stream if the predetermined number of markers are not detected during the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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an advertisement stream generation facility configured to generate an advertisement stream with a plurality of markers included therein, the plurality of markers configured to indicate an error associated with the advertisement stream if detected by a media content access subsystem, and replace at least one of the markers within the advertisement stream with advertisement data; and a media content stream delivery facility communicatively coupled to the advertisement stream generation facility and configured to provide the advertisement stream to the media content access subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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