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Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations

  • US 8,925,024 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2010
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to detect a commercial transition associated with a media presentation, the method comprising:

  • detecting a change in box-formatting between a first video frame and a subsequent video frame by detecting edges between a primary display area and screen filler areas of the box-formatting to detect an appearance or disappearance of the screen filler areas, the screen filler areas comprising motion images in at least two of a left portion, a right portion, a top portion or a bottom portion of the box-formatting of the first video frame or the subsequent video frame; and

    indicating a transition between the first video frame and the subsequent video frame as the commercial transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.

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