MEASUREMENT OF VIDEO QUALITY AT CUSTOMER PREMISES
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a video signal to a set top box;
providing to the set top box an instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating a video sample;
receiving, from the set top box, the video sample;
obtaining reference video corresponding to the video sample; and
performing a comparison of the video sample and the reference video.
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Abstract
A video signal is provided to a set top box. An instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating a video sample, is provided to the set top box. The video sample is received from the set top box. Reference video corresponding to the video sample is obtained. A comparison of the video sample and the reference video is performed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a video signal to a set top box; providing to the set top box an instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating a video sample; receiving, from the set top box, the video sample; obtaining reference video corresponding to the video sample; and performing a comparison of the video sample and the reference video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a data warehouse that stores reference video corresponding to the specified portion of a video signal; and a computer that is connected to a network and the data warehouse and that comprises a computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable instructions for; providing an instruction to a set top box via the network to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating video sample; requesting the video sample via the network; requesting the reference video from the data warehouse; and performing a comparison of the video sample and the reference video. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a video signal in a set top box; receiving, in the set top box, an instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, thereby creating a video sample; and providing, from the set top box, to a remote computer via a network, the video sample. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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providing, from a remote computer via a first network, a video signal to a set top box; receiving the video signal in the set top box; providing, to the set top box, from the remote computer via a second network, an instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal; receiving, in the set top box, the instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, in response to the instruction to record a specified portion of the video signal, creating a video sample in the set top box; providing, from the set top box, to the remote computer via the first network, the video sample; receiving, from the set top box, the video sample in the remote computer; obtaining in the remote computer reference video corresponding to the video sample; and performing a comparison of the video sample and the reference video in the remote computer.
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