Method and system for auditing multimedia content

• US 9,794,599 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2015
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Telibrahma Convergent Communications Private Limited
• Original Assignee: Telibrahma Convergent Communications Private Limited
• Inventors: Narasimha, Suresh
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): Newlin, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US14/682,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296229A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/062 related to network traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content

Abstract

The embodiments herein provide a system and method for auditing a plurality of multimedia content, creating a contextual cycle of multimedia contents, and associating the plurality of the multimedia content with a source. The system comprises a plurality of multimedia input sources configured for receiving a plurality of multimedia content, an analysis and recognition module connected to the plurality of multimedia input sources and configured for analyzing and recognizing the plurality of the received multimedia contents, and an auditing console communicatively coupled with the analysis and recognition module.

Claims

1. A computer implemented system for auditing a plurality multimedia contents, creating a contextual cycle of the plurality of multimedia contents, and associating the plurality of the multimedia content with a source, the system comprises:

a plurality of multimedia input sources configured for receiving a plurality of multimedia content, and wherein the plurality of the multimedia input sources include a plurality of streamed multimedia content sources and a plurality of non-streaming or stored multimedia content sources, and wherein the plurality of streamed multimedia content sources include internet, cable and satellite, and wherein the plurality of non-streaming or stored multimedia content sources include hard disk and webcasts;

an analysis and recognition module connected to the plurality of multimedia input sources and configured for analyzing and recognizing the plurality of the received multimedia contents, and wherein the analysis and recognition module comprises a stream analyzer, a multimedia recognition unit, a context queue database, and a pattern database, and wherein the stream analyzer is configured to directly processes and continuously sample the plurality of multimedia contents received from the plurality of multimedia input sources for building a contextual queue of the plurality of the multimedia content received from the plurality of multimedia input sources in the context queue database, and wherein the contextual queue is created for providing a related information about the recognized multimedia content, and wherein the related information include an index of the multimedia content, a previous sequence, a next sequence, and a location of origin of the multimedia content, and wherein the stream analyzer is configured to provide a related information to the plurality of users, and wherein the related information include the next sequence of the multimedia content, the previous sequence of the multimedia content, a user rating of the multimedia content, a popularity rating of the multimedia content, show timings of the multimedia content, and the location of the origin of the multimedia content, and wherein the multimedia recognition unit is configured for processing and recognizing a plurality of received multimedia contents captured by a plurality of mobile devices, and wherein the pattern database is configured for storing a plurality of patterns related to the plurality of the received multimedia contents, and wherein the plurality of patterns include a specific clip of the multimedia content, a marker associated with the clip, and a hidden marker associated with the clip; and

an auditing console communicatively coupled with the analysis and recognition module, and wherein the auditing console is configured for monitoring the pattern database to generate an audit report.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of mobile devices is connected to a plurality of channels and wherein the plurality of mobile devices is loaded with a client application to enable a user to interact with a real time multimedia digital assets displayed on the channel to capture the plurality of multimedia contents and to engage with the plurality of multimedia content in real time, and wherein the plurality of the mobile devices is selected from a group consisting of mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computes, laptop computers, internet connectable devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and wearable devices.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of channels is configured for displaying the plurality of the multimedia contents through the mobile device, and wherein the plurality of channels is selected from a group consisting of a Television, Digital signage, hoardings, and wherein a multimedia content is displayed to a plurality of users.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the auditing console is configured to provide auditing solutions by processing and storing a log of the plurality of multimedia contents received from the plurality of multimedia input sources.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia recognition unit is configured to fetch an input from the plurality of users, and wherein the multimedia recognition unit is connected with the stream analyzer to provide a required information to the plurality of users.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the auditing console is configured to monitor a plurality of patterns based on the patterns stored in the pattern database to generate the audit report for enabling a plurality of media agencies to distribute a respective multimedia content across a plurality of channels.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the client application installed in the mobile device is run and configured to enable the plurality of users to recognize a channel in which the multimedia content is displayed.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis and recognition module is configured to customize the plurality of multimedia contents delivered to the plurality of mobile devices based on the generated audit report.

9. A computer implemented method comprising instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and executed on a computing device for auditing multimedia digital assets, creating a contextual cycle of the multimedia assets and associating multimedia digital assets with a source corresponding to software program code files, the method comprising the steps of:

connecting a plurality of multimedia input sources to an analysis and recognizing module, and wherein the plurality of the multimedia input sources include a plurality of streamed multimedia content sources and a plurality of non-streaming or stored multimedia content sources, and wherein the plurality of streamed multimedia content sources include internet, cable and satellite, and wherein the plurality of non-streaming or stored multimedia content sources include hard disk and webcasts;

connecting an analysis and recognition module to the plurality of multimedia input sources for analyzing and recognizing the plurality of the received multimedia contents;

processing directly and sampling the plurality of multimedia contents received from the plurality of multimedia input sources continuously with a stream analyzer in the analysis and recognition module;

building a contextual queue of the plurality of the multimedia content received from the plurality of multimedia input sources in a context queue database with the stream analyzer, and wherein a contextual queue is created for providing a related information about the recognized multimedia content, and wherein the related information include an index of the multimedia content, a previous sequence, a next sequence, and a location of origin of the multimedia content;

providing related information to the plurality of users using a stream analyzer, wherein the related information include the next sequence of the multimedia content, the previous sequence of the multimedia content, a user rating of the multimedia content, a popularity of the multimedia content show timings of the multimedia content, and the location of the origin of the multimedia content;

processing and recognizing a plurality of received multimedia contents captured by a plurality of mobile devices with a multimedia recognition unit in the analysis and recognition module;

storing a plurality of patterns related to the plurality of the received multimedia contents in a pattern database, and wherein the plurality of patterns include a specific clip of the multimedia content, a marker associated with the clip, and a hidden marker associated with the clip;

communicatively coupling an auditing console with the analysis and recognition module for monitoring the pattern database to generate an audit report.

10. The method according to claim 9 further comprises:

connecting the plurality of mobile devices to a plurality of channels; and

loading the plurality of mobile devices with a client application to enable a user to interact with a real time multimedia digital assets displayed on the channel to capture the plurality of multimedia contents and to engage with the plurality of multimedia content in real time, and wherein the plurality of the mobile devices is selected from a group consisting of mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, interact connectable devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and wearable devices.

11. The method according to claim 9 further comprises connecting the plurality of channels to the plurality of mobile devices for displaying the plurality of the multimedia content through the plurality of mobile devices, and wherein the plurality of channels is selected from a group consisting of a Television, Digital signage, hoardings, and wherein multimedia content is displayed to a plurality of users.

12. The method according to claim 9 further comprises processing and storing a log of the plurality of multimedia contents received from the plurality of multimedia input sources by the auditing console to provide auditing solutions.

13. The method according to claim 9 further comprises fetching an input from the plurality of users with the multimedia recognition unit, and wherein the multimedia recognition unit is connected with the stream analyzer to provide a required information to the plurality of users.

14. The method according to claim 9 further comprises monitoring a plurality of patterns based on the patterns stored in the pattern database with the auditing console to generates the audit report for enabling a plurality of media agencies to distribute a respective multimedia content across a plurality of channels.

15. The method according to claim 9 further comprises recognizing a channel, in which the multimedia content is displayed, with the client application installed in the mobile device.

16. The method according to claim 9 further comprises recognizing a source of the plurality of multimedia contents with a multimedia recognition unit, and wherein the plurality of the multimedia content is selected from a group consisting of audio, video, animation, image, text and a combination thereof.

17. The method according to claim 9 further comprises displaying the created contextual queue to the plurality of users through the plurality of mobile devices and customizing the plurality of multimedia content delivered to the plurality of mobile devices based on the generated audit report.