Apparatus and Method for Media Detection and Replacement
First Claim
1. A server, comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, facilitates performance of operations comprising;
detecting media content of interest within an audio portion of a media program; and
inserting an indicator into the audio portion of the media program, wherein the indicator comprises a pointer to replacement content,wherein the indicator is inserted in the media program in response to the detecting of the content of interest and points to the replacement content stored separately from the media program,wherein the inserting of the pointer comprises placing the pointer at a start point of the media content of interest within the media program to enable a media device to retrieve the replacement content stored separately from the media program based on the pointer and to replace the media content of interest of the media program with the replacement content, andwherein the replacement of the media content of interest with the replacement content begins at the start point.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to identify audio content of interest associated with an audio portion of a media program. Alternate audio content is identified. Responsive to a detection of the audio content of interest within a textual representation of the audio portion, an indicator including a pointer is inserted into the media program. The pointer points to the alternate audio content and is inserted at a start point of the occurrence of the audio content of interest within the media program. The alternate audio content is retrieved based on the pointer and substituted with the alternate audio content beginning at the start point. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A server, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, facilitates performance of operations comprising; detecting media content of interest within an audio portion of a media program; and inserting an indicator into the audio portion of the media program, wherein the indicator comprises a pointer to replacement content, wherein the indicator is inserted in the media program in response to the detecting of the content of interest and points to the replacement content stored separately from the media program, wherein the inserting of the pointer comprises placing the pointer at a start point of the media content of interest within the media program to enable a media device to retrieve the replacement content stored separately from the media program based on the pointer and to replace the media content of interest of the media program with the replacement content, and wherein the replacement of the media content of interest with the replacement content begins at the start point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a system comprising a processor, audio content of interest; identifying, by the system, alternate audio content for replacing the audio content of interest, wherein the audio content of interest is associated with a media program comprising an audio portion, wherein the alternate audio content is stored separately from the media program; detecting, by the system, an occurrence of the audio content of interest within a textual representation of the audio portion of the media program; and responsive to the detecting of the occurrence of the audio content, inserting, by the system an indicator within the media program comprising a pointer to the alternate audio content, wherein the pointer is inserted at a start point of the occurrence of the audio content of interest within the audio portion of the media program, wherein the alternate audio content is retrieved based on the pointer, and wherein the occurrence of the audio content of interest is substituted with alternate audio content beginning at the start point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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receiving a first selection that identifies audio content of interest associated with a media program comprising an audio portion; receiving a second selection identifying replacement audio content; determining that the audio portion of the media program contains the audio content of interest; and responsive to the determining that the audio portion contains the audio content of interest, inserting an indicator within the media program to obtain a modified media program, wherein the indicator comprises a pointer to the replacement audio content, wherein the indicator is placed at a start point of the audio content of interest, wherein a presentation of the modified program comprises; retrieving the replacement audio content based on the pointer; and substituting, during the presentation, the audio content of interest with the replacement audio content beginning at the start point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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