Systems and methods for searching based on information in commercials
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions; and
a processing system including a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processing system when executing the instructions performs operations comprising;
receiving media content from a media content server, wherein the media content comprises a commercial segment;
detecting the commercial segment within the media content;
determining that the commercial segment of the media content comprising a video portion and an audio portion contains neither metadata nor close captioning information;
in response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, identifying advertised program content based on the video portion, the audio portion or both;
identifying alternative media content based on the advertised program content;
, andpresenting a list of the alternative media content on a display device.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a processing system including a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processing system when executing the instructions performs operations comprising; receiving media content from a media content server, wherein the media content comprises a commercial segment; detecting the commercial segment within the media content; determining that the commercial segment of the media content comprising a video portion and an audio portion contains neither metadata nor close captioning information; in response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, identifying advertised program content based on the video portion, the audio portion or both; identifying alternative media content based on the advertised program content;
, andpresenting a list of the alternative media content on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processing system including a processor, cause the processor to facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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obtaining media content from a media content server, wherein the media content comprises an advertisement; identifying the advertisement within the media content; determining that the advertisement within a media program comprising a video portion and an audio portion contains neither metadata nor close captioning information; in response to determining that the advertisement contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, identifying advertised media content based on the video portion, the audio portion or both; determining alternative media content based on the advertised media content; and providing a list of the alternative media content on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a multimedia signal from a multimedia server, wherein the multimedia signal comprises an advertisement; detecting the advertisement within the multimedia signal; determining, by the system, that the advertisement within the multimedia signal comprising a video portion and an audio portion contains neither metadata nor close captioning information; identifying advertised media content based on the video portion, the audio portion or both, in response to determining that the advertisement contains neither metadata nor close captioning information; determining alternative media content based on the advertised media content; and displaying a list of the alternative media content on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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