Broadcast content screening service method

• US 7,496,942 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2004
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Berstis, Viktors
• Primary Examiner(s): Srivastava; Vivek
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALAM, MUSHFIKH I
• Application Number:
  US10/821,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20050229201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,783 Days
• Field of Search: 725/22
• US Class Current: 725/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/14 for monitoring programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/16 on playing information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/372 Programme
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/375 Commercial
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/42 for identifying broadcast areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A method for screening broadcast programming is provided. A viewer is configured to receive broadcast programming and to present the broadcast programming to a user. An interface is configured to receive user input from a user, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time based on the broadcast programming. A processor is coupled to the interface and configured to store the user input and to generate a screening signal based on the user input. In a particular aspect, a broadcast recorder is coupled to the viewer and configured to store the received broadcast programming.

Claims

1. A method for screening broadcast programming, comprising:

receiving broadcast programming on a broadcast channel;

presenting the received broadcast programming to a user in real time;

receiving user input from a real time screener, the user input comprising real time screening information having at least a content of interest start time and end time that define a content of interest segment based on the received broadcast programming;

storing the received broadcast programming;

receiving the stored broadcast programming and the real time screening information;

presenting portions of the stored broadcast programming before and after the start time and end time;

receiving user input from a precision screener, the user input comprising precision screening information having a precise start time and end time for the content of interest segment based on the portions of the stored broadcast programming;

generating a real time screening signal based on the real time screening information; and

generating a precision screening signal based on the precision screening information;

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving user input from a plurality of real time screeners, the user input comprising at least a content of interest start time and end time defining a content of interest segment based on the broadcast programming; and

generating the real time screening information based on the user input from the plurality of real time screeners,

wherein generating the real time screening information based on the user input from the plurality of real time screeners comprises reconciling differences in delay among one or more of the plurality of real time screeners to generate reconciled content of interest segment information.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving client input from a client user, the client input comprising at least a content of interest preference.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

generate a screening signal based on the client input and at least one of the real time screening information or the precision screening information.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input from a freelance screener, the user input comprising freelance screening information having at least a content of interest start time and end time that define a content of interest segment based on the received broadcast programming.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input from a plurality of precision screeners, the user input comprising precision screening information having a precise start time and end time for the content of interest segment; and

generating the precision screening information based on the user input from the plurality of precision screeners.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein generating the precision screening information based on the user input from the plurality of precision screeners comprises reconciling differences in delay among one or more of the plurality of precision screeners to generate reconciled content of interest segment information.