Method of and system for fact checking rebroadcast information

• US 8,401,919 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2012
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucas Myslinski
• Inventors: Myslinski, Lucas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian, Mila
• Application Number:
  US13/632,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 169 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7837 using objects detected or recognised in the video content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30

Abstract

A fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a. automatically monitoring broadcast information with a first device;

b. fact checking the broadcast information by comparing the broadcast information with source information with the first device or a second device; and

c. automatically indicating a status of the broadcast information in real-time of a rebroadcast of the broadcast information with the first device or the second device based on a result of the comparison of the broadcast information with the source information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fact checking is implemented automatically.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the fact checking is performed by a third party.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the rebroadcast occurs on the Internet.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the broadcast information comprises an advertisement.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising indicating supplemental information related to the broadcast information during the rebroadcast.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining when to indicate the status by monitoring for a keyword during the rebroadcast.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining when to indicate the status using a timestamp during the rebroadcast.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the source information comprises a plurality of sources, and each of the plurality of sources has a reliability rating.

10. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a first device comprising:

a. monitoring broadcast information with the first device;

b. sending identification information of the broadcast information for fact checking the broadcast information, wherein fact checking includes comparing, with a second device, the broadcast information with source information;

c. receiving a result of the fact checking; and

d. automatically indicating a status of the broadcast information in real-time of a rebroadcast of the broadcast information based on the result.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the fact checking is implemented automatically.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the fact checking is performed by a third party.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the rebroadcast occurs on the Internet.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the broadcast information comprises an advertisement.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising indicating supplemental information related to the broadcast information during the rebroadcast.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising determining when to indicate the status by monitoring for a keyword during the rebroadcast.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprising determining when to indicate the status using a timestamp during the rebroadcast.

18. A device comprising:

a. a memory for storing an application for performing the following steps;

i. receiving information related to broadcast information to be fact checked;

ii. fact checking the broadcast information by comparing the broadcast information with source information; and

iii. sending a result of the fact checking to be presented during a rebroadcast of the broadcast information; and

b. a processor for processing the application.

19. A device comprising:

a. a memory for storing an application for performing the following steps;

i. receiving a fact check result of broadcast information; and

ii. automatically indicating the fact check result in real-time of a rebroadcast of the broadcast information; and

b. a processor for processing the application.

20. A method comprising:

a. automatically monitoring video content with a first device;

b. fact checking the video content with a second device by comparing the video content with source information; and

c. automatically indicating a status of the video content in real-time of a replay of the video content on the first device based on a result of the comparison of the video content with the source information.