Blocking television commercials and providing an archive interrogation program
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1. A method for archiving a television commercial, the method comprising:
- a computer receiving a television signal containing the television commercial;
the computer selecting characteristics in a component signature including an X video component, a Y video component, and an audio component within a time interval of a data sequence of the television commercial;
the computer aggregating the one or more characteristics within a time interval;
the computer determining, based on the aggregating, a unique number that identifies the data sequence;
the computer identifying the television commercial from the unique number, the identifying including comparing the unique number to a library developed in a set top box;
the computer, responsive to identifying the television commercial from the unique number, blocking the television commercial; and
the computer, responsive to blocking the television commercial, storing the television commercial in an archive.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for blocking specific television commercials from the viewer'"'"'s television based upon the characteristics of the television commercial and a program to place the blocked television commercials into an archive. An archive interrogation program 10 then acquires the users search criteria and sends the search criteria to the content search program for a list of matches. The matches are displayed to the user and the user can select a segment for viewing.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for archiving a television commercial, the method comprising:
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a computer receiving a television signal containing the television commercial; the computer selecting characteristics in a component signature including an X video component, a Y video component, and an audio component within a time interval of a data sequence of the television commercial; the computer aggregating the one or more characteristics within a time interval; the computer determining, based on the aggregating, a unique number that identifies the data sequence; the computer identifying the television commercial from the unique number, the identifying including comparing the unique number to a library developed in a set top box; the computer, responsive to identifying the television commercial from the unique number, blocking the television commercial; and the computer, responsive to blocking the television commercial, storing the television commercial in an archive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12)
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6. A computer system for archiving a television commercial, the computer system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive a television signal containing the television commercial; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to select one or more characteristics in a component signature including an X video component, a Y video component, and an audio component within a time interval of a data sequence of the television commercial; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to aggregate the one or more characteristics within a time interval; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine, based on aggregating the one or more characteristics, a unique number that identifies the data sequence; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to identify the television commercial from the unique number, the identifying including comparing the unique number to a library developed in a set top box; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to block, responsive to identifying the television commercial from the unique number, the television commercial; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to store, responsive to blocking the television commercial, the television commercial in an archive. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for archiving a television commercial, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to receive a television signal containing the television commercial; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to select one or more characteristics in a component signature including an X video component, a Y video component, and an audio component within a time interval of a data sequence of the television commercial; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to aggregate the one or more characteristics within a time interval; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to determine, based on aggregating the one or more characteristics, a unique number that identifies the data sequence; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to identify the television commercial from the unique number, the identifying including comparing the unique number to a library developed in a set top box; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to block, responsive to identifying the television commercial from the unique number, the television commercial; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices, to store, responsive to blocking the television commercial, the television commercial in an archive. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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