Method of surveying watching of image content, and broadcast receiving apparatus and server employing the same
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1. A method of surveying watching of image content output from a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying image contents on a screen, by the broadcast receiving apparatus;
capturing signature images of the image contents, by the broadcast receiving apparatus; and
in response to receipt of a query, comprising a target image of image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents, from an external server, determining whether at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, by the broadcast receiving apparatus and if the at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, transmitting the information to the external server,wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including the signature image matching to the target image are watched by a user, andwherein the capturing comprises capturing the signature images of the image contents at a predetermined time interval.
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A method of surveying watching image content, and a broadcast receiving apparatus and server employing the same are provided. The method includes displaying image contents on a screen; capturing and storing signature images of the image contents; and in response to receipt of a query, comprising a target image of image contents to be surveyed, from an external server, determining whether one of the stored signature images is identical to the target image, and transmitting a result of the determining to the external server.
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1. A method of surveying watching of image content output from a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying image contents on a screen, by the broadcast receiving apparatus; capturing signature images of the image contents, by the broadcast receiving apparatus; and in response to receipt of a query, comprising a target image of image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents, from an external server, determining whether at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, by the broadcast receiving apparatus and if the at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, transmitting the information to the external server, wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including the signature image matching to the target image are watched by a user, and wherein the capturing comprises capturing the signature images of the image contents at a predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
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an output unit which displays image contents on a screen; an extracting unit which extracts a signature image from the displayed image contents; a communication unit which communicates with an external server; and a controller which, in response to receipt of a query, comprising a target image of the image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents, from an external server, determines whether at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, and if the at least one of the captured signature images matches to the target image, controls the communication unit to transmit the information to the external server, wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including the signature image matching to the target image are watched by a user, and wherein the extracting unit extracts the signature image at a predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A server for surveying whether image contents, output from a plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses, are viewed, the server comprising:
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an extracting unit which extracts a target image from the image contents to be surveyed; a query generating unit which generates a query comprising the target image, information for identifying the image contents and a timestamp of the target image, wherein the timestamp indicates a point of time when the target image is captured; and a communication unit which transmits the query to a plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses and receives the information from the plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses, wherein the communication unit transmits the query to the plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses during a predetermined period of time, and wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including signature image matching to the target image are watched by a user.
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22. A method of surveying watching of image content output from a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
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extracting a plurality of signature images of displayed image content, and storing the signature images in a signature queue, by broadcast receiving apparatus; in response to receipt a query, comprising a target signature of the image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents, from an external server, determining whether at least one of the signature images in the signature queue matches to the target signature, by broadcast receiving apparatus; and if the at least one of the signature images in the signature queue matches to the target signature, transmitting the information to the external server, by broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including the signature image matching to the target signature are watched by a user, and wherein the extracting comprises extracting the plurality of signature images at a predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
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an output unit which outputs input image contents on a screen; an extracting unit which extracts signatures from the output image contents; a storage unit which stores the extracted signatures in a signature queue; a communication unit which communicates with an external server; and a controller which, in response to receipt of a query comprising target signature of image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents, from an external server, determines whether at least one of the extracted signatures in the signature queue matches to the target signature and, if the at least one of the extracted signature matches to the target signature, controls the communication unit to transmit the information to the external server, wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including the signature matching to the target signature are watched by a user, and wherein the extracting unit extracts the signatures at a predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
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a control unit comprising a processor, and carrying out control operations; a display; and a storage; wherein the control operations comprise; displaying image content on the display; generating a signature corresponding to the displayed image content, wherein the generating comprising generating the signature at a predetermined time interval; storing the generated signatures in a signature queue in the storage; receiving a target signature of image contents to be surveyed and information for identifying the image contents from an external server; determining whether the received target signature matches to one or more of the signatures in the signature queue; and transmitting the information to the external server, if the received target signature matches to one or more of the signatures in the signature queue, wherein the query is to survey whether the image contents including one or more of the signatures matching to the received target signature are watched by a user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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