IDENTIFICATION OF VIDEO CONTENT SEGMENTS BASED ON SIGNATURE ANALYSIS OF THE VIDEO CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method of operating a video services receiver, the method comprising:
- providing a first video stream for presentation to a user, the first video stream comprising a segment of video content;
processing the segment of video content to generate at least one characterizing signature that uniquely identifies the segment of video content;
using the at least one characterizing signature in a query against a database of video content signatures;
presenting the first video stream, including the segment of video content, when the query does not find the at least one characterizing signature in the database of video content signatures; and
presenting a second video stream when the query finds the at least one characterizing signature in the database of video content signatures, wherein the second video stream represents an altered version of the first video stream.
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Abstract
A video services receiver and related operating methods are disclosed here. In accordance with one disclosed methodology, the video services receiver receives a segment of video content, and processes a plurality of contiguous sub-segments of the segment of video content to generate a corresponding plurality of characterizing signatures. Each of the characterizing signatures identifies a respective one of the contiguous sub-segments. The video services receiver compares the characterizing signatures to video content signatures maintained in a database. When the results of the comparing satisfy predetermined matching criteria, the video services receiver initiates an operation that influences presentation attributes of the segment of video content.
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1. A method of operating a video services receiver, the method comprising:
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providing a first video stream for presentation to a user, the first video stream comprising a segment of video content; processing the segment of video content to generate at least one characterizing signature that uniquely identifies the segment of video content; using the at least one characterizing signature in a query against a database of video content signatures; presenting the first video stream, including the segment of video content, when the query does not find the at least one characterizing signature in the database of video content signatures; and presenting a second video stream when the query finds the at least one characterizing signature in the database of video content signatures, wherein the second video stream represents an altered version of the first video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a video services receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving a segment of video content; processing a plurality of contiguous sub-segments of the segment of video content to generate a corresponding plurality of characterizing signatures, wherein each of the characterizing signatures identifies a respective one of the contiguous sub-segments; comparing the characterizing signatures to video content signatures maintained in a database; and when results of the comparing satisfy predetermined matching criteria, initiating an operation that influences presentation attributes of the segment of video content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A video services receiver comprising:
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a receiver interface to receive data associated with video services, including a first video stream comprising a segment of video content; a display interface for a display operatively coupled to the video services receiver, the display interface facilitating presentation video streams on the display; and a processor coupled to the receiver interface and the display interface, wherein the processor generates at least one characterizing signature that identifies the segment of video content, compares the at least one characterizing signature against video content signatures maintained in a database to obtain comparison results, and initiates an operation that influences presentation attributes of the first video stream when the comparison results satisfy predetermined matching criteria. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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