Television advertisement monitoring system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for omitting at least one segment of a video program that has been recorded, comprising:
- a sound level monitor that monitors an audio level of the video program;
a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, that tags a start and an end of the at least one segment within the video program; and
a video recorder, coupled to the data tagger, wherein the video recorder plays the video program while selectively omitting playing the at least one segment between the start of the at least one segment and the end of the at least one segment.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for omitting at least one segment of a video program that has been recorded, comprising:
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a sound level monitor that monitors an audio level of the video program; a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, that tags a start and an end of the at least one segment within the video program; and a video recorder, coupled to the data tagger, wherein the video recorder plays the video program while selectively omitting playing the at least one segment between the start of the at least one segment and the end of the at least one segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for omitting a portion of data provided in a television channel signal to be recorded, comprising:
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monitoring a condition of the television channel signal; placing a first mark at a start of the condition and a second mark at an end of the condition of the television channel signal, the portion of data being between the first mark and the second mark; recording the television signal that has the first mark and the second mark; and selectively omitting the portion of data during playback of the recorded television signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for omitting at least one segment of a video program that has been recorded, comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring a characteristic of the video program; tagging means, coupled to the monitoring means, for tagging a start and an end of the at least one segment within the video program having the characteristic; and recording means, coupled to the tagging means, for recording the video program having the characteristic with the tagged start and the tagged end of the at least one segment; and playback means, coupled to the recording means, for selectively omitting playing the at least one segment when the video program is played back. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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