System and method for taking control of a system during a commercial break
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1. A multi-channel media rendering apparatus comprising:
- a user input module to receive user input identifying a program, genre, or material of interest to the user, and a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user;
a first input module to receive a first content stream;
a second input module to receive a second content stream;
an output module to emit the first content stream;
a stream selector to select the second content stream according to a first automatic selection signal, the first automatic selection signal being generated upon detection of a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user in the first content stream;
the output module to emit the second content stream responsive to selection of the second content stream by the stream selector;
a content analysis module to analyze the first content stream as received by the first input module while the output module emits the second content stream to detect an end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, and to analyze the second content stream for content switching; and
a control module to rewind the first content stream to a point after the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, wherein the output module emits the first content stream from the point under a time-delay responsive to the stream selector selecting the first content stream according to a second automatic selection signal, the second automatic selection signal being generated after detection of the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream and after analyzing the second content stream for content switching.
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Abstract
During output of a primary media stream from a cable, satellite, television, radio or internet source, a condition, signal or indication of a commercial break is detected causing a context switch to occur and enabling other services, programming or devices to intervene during the commercial break and causing an alternative output to be produced by a process or device. When the commercial break is over, the system may optionally rejoin with the primary media stream.
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1. A multi-channel media rendering apparatus comprising:
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a user input module to receive user input identifying a program, genre, or material of interest to the user, and a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user; a first input module to receive a first content stream; a second input module to receive a second content stream; an output module to emit the first content stream; a stream selector to select the second content stream according to a first automatic selection signal, the first automatic selection signal being generated upon detection of a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user in the first content stream; the output module to emit the second content stream responsive to selection of the second content stream by the stream selector; a content analysis module to analyze the first content stream as received by the first input module while the output module emits the second content stream to detect an end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, and to analyze the second content stream for content switching; and a control module to rewind the first content stream to a point after the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, wherein the output module emits the first content stream from the point under a time-delay responsive to the stream selector selecting the first content stream according to a second automatic selection signal, the second automatic selection signal being generated after detection of the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream and after analyzing the second content stream for content switching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method in a multi-channel media rendering apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a user input module, user input identifying a program, genre, or material of interest to the user, and a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user; receiving, via a first input module, a first content stream; receiving, via a second input module, a second content stream; emitting, via an output module, the first content stream; selecting, via a stream selector, the second content stream according to a first automatic selection signal, the first automatic selection signal being generated upon detection of a program, genre, or material not of interest to the user in the first content stream; configuring the output module to emit the second content stream responsive to selection of the second content stream by the stream selector; analyzing the first content stream as received by the first input module while the output module emits the second content stream to detect an end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, and analyzing the second content stream for content switching; configuring a control module to rewind the first content stream to a point after the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream, and configuring the output module to emit the first content stream from the point under a time-delay responsive to the stream selector selecting the first content stream according to a second automatic selection signal, the second automatic selection signal being generated after detection of the end of the program, genre, or material not of interest in the first content stream and analyzing the second content stream for content switching.
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