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Method and apparatus for selection of content from a stream of data

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  • US 9,143,718 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2013
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a processor configured by a comparator unit to;

    receive a main datastream and a reference datastream,the main datastream including main content elements intermixed with inserted content elements,the reference datastream having a different data rate than the main datastream and including reference fingerprints of the main content elements of the main datastream;

    compute main fingerprints from at least some of the main content elements included in the main datastream; and

    a control unit configured to select the main content elements from the main datastream based on a comparison of the main fingerprints to the reference fingerprints.

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