Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725018000 | By use of audio signal | 83 |
20090077578 | Media usage monitoring and measurement system and method - Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples. Yet other embodiments provide a monitoring and measurement system in which a media monitoring device is adapted to receive a wireless or non-wireless audio signal from a media player, the audio signal also being received wirelessly by headphones of a user of the monitoring device. | 03-19-2009 |
20100269127 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BROADCAST DIMENSIONALITY - An apparatus, system and method for determining levels of audience engagement relative to encoded audio data, where an encoded audio data is captured in a mobile device. The audio data is captured over one or more predetermined time periods, and processed to determine characteristics of the audio data. The characteristics are determined according to one or more predetermined thresholds, where volume levels, levels of encoding, and or other features are monitored. By determining levels in the audio data that exceed predetermined thresholds, engagement levels and values may be determined relative to the audio data captured over the time period. Data from preceding time periods may be compared to obtain comprehensive engagement data for audience measurement systems. | 10-21-2010 |
20120284739 | Sparse Mode System - A listener system, or listener, may be used with an Ethernet Audio-Video Bridging (“AVB”) network. The listener may include various components, such as an upper layer application and a stream reservation protocol stack. The upper layer application and stream reservation protocol stack may be in communication with each other. The stream reservation protocol stack may receive stream advertisements on or across the Ethernet AVB network. The stream reservation protocol stack may operate in a sparse mode and may operate in a full mode. When operating in a sparse mode, the stream reservation protocol stack may transmit one subset of the received stream advertisements to the upper layer application, and may not transmit another subset of the received stream advertisements to the upper layer application. | 11-08-2012 |
20120311623 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING STILL IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO VIDEO - A portable device, such as a cell phone, is used to “forage” media content from a user's environment. For example, it may listen to a television viewed by a traveler in an airport lounge. By reference to digital watermark or fingerprint data extracted from the content, the device can identify the television program, and enable a variety of actions. The device may also identify content that preceded (or follows) the foraged content. Thus, a traveler who views just the end of an exciting sporting event can capture one of the following commercials, identify the preceding program, and download same for later viewing. Relatedly, audio foraging can be used as a source of still imagery. A great variety of other functions and arrangements, e.g., addressing social media, are also detailed. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED AUDIO EXPERIENCE FOR VIEWERS OF VIDEO - A method and system for enhancing audio for a viewer watching digital video with sound, such as a movie or video game. The method and system determine where in the scene ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120324499 | AUDIO BASED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A CHANNEL CHANGE EVENT - Methods and apparatus for detecting a channel change event are disclosed. An example method identifying at least one of a first muted audio condition or a first transient audio condition in a second portion of a media signal having first, second, and third portions, the first portion occurring earlier in time than the second portion and the second portion occurring earlier in time than the third portion, and identifying, using a processor, a channel change event in response to: 1) identifying the at least one of the first muted audio condition or the first transient audio condition; 2) failing to identify a second muted audio condition or a second transient audio condition in the first and third portions of the media signal; and 3) determining that a time domain length of the second portion of the media signal is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold. | 12-20-2012 |
20130047177 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR DETECTING A VIDEO PROGRAM RECEIVED BY A USER - This method for identifying a video programme received by a user (UE), by identifying an audio sequence contained within that video programme, consists of; receiving ( | 02-21-2013 |
20130111514 | SECOND SCREEN INTERACTIVE PLATFORM | 05-02-2013 |
20130145390 | System and Method for Tracking and Rewarding Media and Entertainment Usage Including Substantially Real Time Rewards - The present invention relates to systems and methods for rewarding entertainment consumers, and more specifically to a system and method for rewarding people for watching or otherwise engaging in various forms of media and entertainment (e.g. broadcast TV, on-demand TV, games, live entertainment, movies, and radio) to promote loyalty to or improve recognition of all entertainment, while collecting useful data about the media consumption habits as well as the rewards consumption patterns associated with those consumers. | 06-06-2013 |
20130160042 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CREDITING A MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for crediting a media presentation device are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining ambient audio of a location including a media presentation device during a time period, detecting encoded information present in the ambient audio, crediting a first portion of the time period for the media presentation device to first media based on the encoded information, determining an on/off state of the media presentation device for a second portion of the time period different than the first portion based on the ambient audio, and crediting the second portion of the time period based on the on/off state of the media presentation device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130179914 | Audience Measurement Apparatus, System and Method for Producing Audience Information of a Media Presentation - Audience measurement methods and systems for producing audience information of a media presentation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an audio capturing device to receive an audio signal corresponding to media presented in a local environment; a user interface including an audience member input, the selection of which is to indicate presence of an audience member; and a plurality of device inputs each corresponding to a respective type of media presentation device, the selection of one of the device inputs to indicate a type of media presentation device generating the captured audio signal; and memory to store first data associated with a first selection of the audience member input, the memory to store second data associated with a second selection of one of the device inputs, the memory to store the audio signal. | 07-11-2013 |
20130254793 | Broadcast Source Identification Based on Matching Via Bit Count - An end user can sample a radio or television broadcast, generate a user representation of the broadcast sample, and send the user representation to a comparison system, which also receives known representations of content broadcast by multiple different stations. The known representations are stored in a continuous fashion, and represent actually broadcast content. The comparison system identifies the source of the broadcast sample by comparing the user representation to the known representations associated with each of the different stations using a bit count method, such as the Hamming distance. By comparing two representations of content that was actually broadcast, a broadcast source can be identified without requiring the use of watermarks, timestamps, or a database of discreet content items. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254794 | SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A simulation method and system. A computing system receives a first audio and/or video data stream. The first audio and/or video data stream includes data associated with a first person. The computing system monitors the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system identifies emotional attributes comprised by the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system generates a second audio and/or video data stream associated with the first audio and/or video data stream. The second audio and/or video data stream includes the data without the emotional attributes. The computing system stores the second audio and/or video data stream. | 09-26-2013 |
20130276012 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Triggering an Event - An event is associated with content being broadcast over a medium and being played back on a user playback device. At least one of an audio component and a video component of content that is being played back on the user playback device is received at a second user device. The received audio component and/or video component is compared with comparison data that is stored on or otherwise locally accessible to the second user device. When the received audio component and/or video component contains an element that, in accordance with the comparison, is determined to correspond to an audio cue or a visual cue respectively that is transmitted with the content, an event is caused to be triggered by the second user device. | 10-17-2013 |
20130312023 | DISTRIBUTED CONTENT ANALYSIS NETWORK - A distributed content analysis network uses the processing capabilities of customer-premises equipment as subordinate nodes for analyzing multimedia programs. A master node selects a program and identifies subordinate nodes that are available for analysis, which may include both nodes tuned to the program and idle nodes. The master node divides the program into segments for analysis and instructs each subordinate node to analyze a segment. The subordinate nodes then provide analysis results back to the master node, which may build a metadata profile for the program based on the analysis. | 11-21-2013 |
20130347017 | IDENTIFYING MEDIA ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match. | 12-26-2013 |
20140007152 | Determining TV Program Information Based on Analysis of Audio Fingerprints | 01-02-2014 |
20140007153 | DISPLAY DEVICE ON/OFF DETECTION METHODS AND APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140013346 | VIDEO STREAM MEASUREMENT - A video stream measurement method and system. The method includes receiving by a computing system, a video stream comprising plurality of timestamps located at specified intervals of the video stream. The computing system broadcasts the video stream for a user and decodes a first time stamp broadcasted during a first time period. The computing system monitors a user interaction function performed by the user and associated with the video stream. The computing system generates and transmits a report comprising a description associated with the user interaction function. The computing system receives an analysis associated with the report. | 01-09-2014 |
20140026158 | Logging Individuals for TV Measurement Compliance - A TV audience survey system for determining the TV viewing activities of a plurality of individuals in a household includes a master device and multiple tags, each tag assigned to an individual. After an individual logs into the system and starts watching the TV, the master device communicates with the corresponding tag repeatedly to accumulate data representing the individual's TV viewing activities. Such data can be used to determine when the individual stops watching the TV for an extended period of time without logging out of the system and when the household member remains watching the TV after logging or being logged out of the system. The master device then reports the accumulated data to a remote server, which uses the data to determine whether the individual complies with the logging protocol defined by the TV audience survey system and update the TV viewership data associated with this household. | 01-23-2014 |
20140059580 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068648 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES TO PROVIDE CONTENT IN NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - Content delivery system may include a metadata tunnel system component which is responsive to defined subaudible tones in programming, for instance programming provided for a broadcast. An action may be based on a characteristic or aspect of the subaudible tone, for instance frequency and/or duration. The metadata tunnel system may selectively generate or provide modified or new metadata to downstream components (e.g., injector system, encoder). The metadata tunnel system may provide metadata that causes a content provider identifier that identifies a content provider to appear in an alternative feed of programming (e.g., streaming programming) at points downstream of a broadcaster, for instance at end user media players. The metadata tunnel system may provide metadata that inhibits an injector system from injecting (e.g., inserting, substituting) new content into the alternative feed of programming created from portions of broadcast programming. | 03-06-2014 |
20140101688 | WATCHING PROGRAM INFORMATION COLLECTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Provided are a method and system for collecting information regarding a program being currently watched by a user of a cell phone in connection with an application installed in the cell phone and a TV. Provided are a method and system for comparing in real time audio data received from the cell phone with a sound signal received from a broadcasting station to collect and utilize information about the program being currently watched. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE WITH AN AVATAR IN A MEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that causes a STB to present an avatar. The processor can receive from the STB a response of the user, detect from the response a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the change in the emotional state of the user, and adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the change in the emotional state of the user. The processor can cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-10-2014 |
20140109126 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PERSONAL CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first personal content associated with a first mobile communication device, obtaining recognition information associated with a target individual where the recognition information is associated with at least one of images of the target individual and audio of the target individual, obtaining second personal content associated with the first mobile communication device, and performing recognition analysis on the second personal content using the recognition information to detect the target individual being present in second images of the second personal content, where a communication device associated with the target individual is provided with access to the second images. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140123166 | LOUDNESS LOG FOR RECOVERY OF GATED LOUDNESS MEASUREMENTS AND ASSOCIATED ANALYZER - Embodiments of the invention include a system for evaluating loudness data. The system includes an audio input to receive an audio signal, a loudness measurer structured to continuously measure a loudness of the audio signal, and a data logger structured to record the measured loudness data in a loudness data log. Other embodiments may also include a log analyzer to receive the logged loudness data and make evaluations based on the data. The log analyzer includes a log input structured to receive the loudness data log and a violation module structured to determine if data in the loudness data log indicates a loudness violation occurred. Methods are also described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140137146 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SIGNATURES - Signaturing methods and apparatus as described. An example method includes applying a first function to a portion of digital data to produce a first windowed block, applying a second function different from the first function to the same portion of the digital data to produce a second windowed block, determining a first characteristic of a band of frequencies in the first windowed block, determining a second characteristic of the band of frequencies in the second windowed block, comparing the first characteristic to the second characteristic, and assigning a signature bit representative of the portion of the digital data based on the comparison of the first characteristic and the second characteristic. | 05-15-2014 |
20140150006 | Brand Detection in Audiovisual Media - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling brand detection in audiovisual media. The techniques detect a brand exposed within audiovisual media, such as a name or logo for a product or service, and based on this brand, present a brand advertisement or enable selection of an interactive experience that is associated with the brand. By so doing, marketers enable viewers to quickly and easily learn more about the product or service. | 05-29-2014 |
20140173646 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES - Methods and apparatus to monitor audio/visual content from various sources are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein to monitor a media presentation can include counting zero crossings associated with a plurality of audio samples of an audio signal corresponding to the media presentation, and determining whether the audio signal is muted based on whether a number of zero crossings satisfies a first threshold. Such example methods can also include, when the audio signal is determined to not be muted, determining a source of the media presentation based on whether the audio signal is determined to be compressed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140189724 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO PROVIDE SECONDARY CONTENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRIMARY BROADCAST MEDIA CONTENT - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving an audio signal output by a first media presentation device, the audio signal being associated with first media content, decoding the audio signal to extract a code from the audio signal, the code identifying at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, setting a clock using a timestamp associated with the code, obtaining second media content based on the code and the timestamp, the second media content comprising a plurality of pieces of secondary content for respective ones of a plurality of timestamps, and presenting, at a second media presentation device, a first of the plurality of pieces of secondary media when its respective timestamp substantially corresponds to a time value obtained from the clock. | 07-03-2014 |
20140223467 | PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED UPON ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to providing digital content recommendations based upon environmental sensor data. For example, one embodiment provides a computing device configured to receive sensor data from a sensor system, to detect a user present in the use environment via the sensor data, identify the user, recognize a current state of each of one or more use environment state features associated with the user via the sensor data, and store the current state of each of the one or more use environment state features. The computing device is further configured to detect a triggering condition for a selected use environment state feature, and in response provide information related to the selected use environment state feature based upon one or more of the current state of the use selected use environment state feature and a previously-stored state of the selected use environment state feature. | 08-07-2014 |
20140245338 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM - An ACR service is realized by an information provision server which has not prepared feature point information of a sub sound because only the feature point information is extracted from a main sound and an inquiry is made to the information provision server even when the sub sound is listened to in a client device. In addition, even when content that has a main sound and a plurality of pieces of audio information is distributed, it is not necessary for the information provision server to prepare feature point information of sub sounds, and the capacity of the database may not increase. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONTENT PROGRAM DISCOVERY - A system for program information discovery is described. A method and a device for generating and inserting a watermark for such program information discovery into a program signal to be rendered are disclosed, along with the corresponding method and device for watermark detection and decoding from the rendered program signals. Watermark, which carries channel/program information, is encoded and embedded at the set top box where the program streams are received and decoded for rendering. Second screen devices are employed for watermark detection and decoding by capturing the render program signals which has the watermark embedded. The extracted watermark information may be sent to information servers for more detailed channel/program information. | 08-28-2014 |
20140250449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO WIRELESSLY METER AUDIO/VISUAL DEVICES - Example systems and methods to wirelessly meter audio/visual (A/V) devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method receives media content from an A/V source device, embeds a video overlay in the wirelessly received media content, and wirelessly transmits the media content and the video overlay to the wireless A/V device. The example method wirelessly receives audience identification information in response to the transmitted video overlay, and wirelessly receives audience behavior information. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259041 | ASSOCIATING AUDIO TRACKS OF AN ALBUM WITH VIDEO CONTENT - An example method comprises determining, by a computing device, an indication of video content, determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the indication, one or more candidate albums, selecting, by the computing device, a particular candidate album of the one or more candidate albums based at least in part on a match between an audio fingerprint of an audio track included in the video content and an audio fingerprint of an audio track included in the particular candidate album, and sending, by the computing device, a message that associates the video content with the particular candidate album. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259042 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING BASED ON INFORMATION IN COMMERCIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining if a commercial contains one of metadata, close captioning information, recognizable speech in an audio component of the commercial, or a combination thereof In response to determining that the commercial does not contain metadata, but does contain close captioning information, an advertised show is identified based on the close captioning information. Likewise, in response to determining that the commercial contains neither metadata, nor close captioning information, but does contain recognizable speech in an audio component of the commercial, the advertised show is identified based on the recognizable speech. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282660 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING MOBILE CONTENT CORRESPONDING TO MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282661 | Determining Interest Levels in Videos - A video is analyzed to identify interest level for a plurality of frames. The interest level is determined based on analysis of the content of each of the plurality of frames or how often other clients view the frames or take actions while viewing the frames. Frames are clustered and key frame locations are determined for each of the clusters. Key frames are given a higher buffering priority than non key frames. Buffering of key frames is prioritized based on key frame interest level. Key frames are also utilized to enable a client to skip forward or backward between key frames and view content that is likely to be of interest to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282662 | PRE-DISTRIBUTION IDENTIFICATION OF BROADCAST TELEVISION CONTENT USING AUDIO FINGERPRINTS - Systems, devices and methods are provided to automatically identify advertisements or other portions of a broadcast television stream before the stream is distributed via a cable, DBS, IPTV or other medium. The television broadcast is received at the data processing system, and audio content of the television broadcast is analyzed to generate an audio fingerprint of a portion of the audio content. The identified audio fingerprint are compared to audio fingerprints stored in a database to thereby identify the portion of the television broadcast based on the generated audio fingerprint. By identifying the contents of an actual broadcast prior to redistribution of the broadcast, additional actions may be taken that are unique to the identified content. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282663 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT SPILLOVER IN AN AUDIENCE MONITORING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to detect spillover in an audience monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes sampling a first audio signal from a first source received by a first microphone; sampling a second audio signal received by a second microphone from the first source, wherein the second microphone is separated from the first microphone by a first distance; calculating an origin direction of the first source based on a time difference between receipt of the first and second audio signals; when the origin direction is within a threshold angle, retaining the media associated with the first source; and when the origin direction exceeds the threshold angle, ignoring the media associated with the first source | 09-18-2014 |
20140282664 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CLASSIFY AUDIO - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein to classify audio. An example method includes determining a first count of volume events having a first period of time associated with the audio. The example method also includes determining a second count of volume events having a second period of time associated with the audio. The example method also includes classifying the audio based on the first count and the second count. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282665 | SET TOP BOX COOKIES - A method, executed by a processor, for serving sponsored content at a second media device associated with a first media device includes receiving by a processor, a unique identification of the first media device; storing the unique identification with the second media device; sending, by the processor, a sponsored content request and the unique identification to a sponsor; receiving, by the processor, sponsored content selected based on historical data related to the content viewed on the first media device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282666 | Systems and Methods for Content History - Systems and methods for determining and storing a content viewing history and/or content experience of one or more users are disclosed. The content viewing history may be stored in a content information account associated with the one or more users. Bookmarks associated with content and/or secondary content associated with the content, or indications thereof, may also be stored in the content information account associated with the one or more users. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282667 | TELEVISION CONTENT MANAGEMENT WITH INTEGRATED THIRD PARTY INTERFACE - Systems, methods and devices manage second screen media content that is associated with live or previously-recorded television programming while the programming is being viewed by a user. A control application provides an HTML | 09-18-2014 |
20140325549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REWARDING MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT USAGE INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY REAL TIME REWARDS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for rewarding entertainment consumers, and more specifically to a system and method for rewarding people for watching or otherwise engaging in various forms of media and entertainment (e.g. broadcast TV, on-demand TV, games, live entertainment, movies, and radio) to promote loyalty to or improve recognition of all entertainment, while collecting useful data about the media consumption habits as well as the rewards consumption patterns associated with those consumers. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337872 | Multimedia Interaction Method and Related Multimedia System - The present disclosure provides a multimedia interaction method in a multimedia system. The multimedia system includes an electronic device and a mobile device. The multimedia interaction method includes the mobile device retrieving information associated with a multimedia program and displaying the information associated with the multimedia program when the electronic device is playing the multimedia program, and the mobile device executing a transaction process of the information associated with the multimedia program. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BROADCAST DIMENSIONALITY - An apparatus, system and method for determining levels of audience engagement relative to encoded audio data, where an encoded audio data is captured in a mobile device. The audio data is captured over one or more predetermined time periods, and processed to determine characteristics of the audio data. The characteristics are determined according to one or more predetermined thresholds, where volume levels, levels of encoding, and or other features are monitored. By determining levels in the audio data that exceed predetermined thresholds, engagement levels and values may be determined relative to the audio data captured over the time period. Data from preceding time periods may be compared to obtain comprehensive engagement data for audience measurement systems | 11-13-2014 |
20140344844 | PORTABLE MULTI-PURPOSE AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS - Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include executing media metering software downloaded onto a portable device. Such example methods also include halting execution of the media metering software in response to determining that the portable device is being used for a native purpose. Such example methods further include, in response to determining that the portable device is not being used for a native purpose, continuing execution of the media metering software to monitor a media signal output by a media presentation device separate from the portable device | 11-20-2014 |
20140380350 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIA METER DATA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to characterize households with media meter data. An example method includes identifying, with a processor, a power status and a first automatic gain control (AGC) value for an exposure minute from a panelist audience meter in a first household, the panelist audience meter comprising a power sensor, identifying a second AGC value and a daypart for a household tuning minute from a first media meter (MM) in the first household, the MM comprising microphones to collect audio data, and calculating model coefficients based on the exposure minute and the household tuning minute to be applied to data from a second MM in a second household, the model coefficients to facilitate a power status probability calculation in the second household devoid of the panelist audience meter having the power sensor. | 12-25-2014 |
20150074702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF KEY PHRASES DURING A MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that determines information from a first media stream including a number of keywords associated with viewing habits of a user. A second media stream of a media program is scanned for one of a word or phrase corresponding to a keyword of the number of keywords. A second keyword is determined based on the one of the word or phrase, and additional information associated with the second keyword is identified. Results associated with the additional information are provided to a multimedia device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082331 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING VIDEO SEGMENTS AND DISPLAYING CONTEXTUALLY TARGETED CONTENT ON A CONNECTED TELEVISION - Systems and methods for identifying which video segment is being displayed on a screen of a television system. The video segment is identified by deriving date from the television signals, the derived data being indicative of the video segment being displayed on file screen. This feature can be used to extract a viewer's reaction (such as changing the channel) to a specific video segment (such as an advertisement) and reporting the extracted information as metrics. The systems and methods may further provide contextually targeted content to the television system. The contextual targeting is based on not only identification of the video segment being displayed, hut also a determination concerning the playing time or offset time of the particular portion of the video segment being currently displayed. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082332 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes determining an amount of audio randomness an inter-segment audio frame. The example method also includes indicating the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at a commercial transition based on the amount of audio randomness of the at least one inter-segment audio frame. | 03-19-2015 |
20150095928 | Delivering Content Via A Content Delivery Device That Includes Audio Delivery Capabilities And Video Delivery Capabilities - Delivering content via a content delivery device that includes audio delivery capabilities and video delivery capabilities, including: detecting, by a summarization module, that the audio delivery capabilities of the content delivery device have been disabled; identifying, by the summarization module, the content currently being delivered by the content delivery device; and displaying, by the summarization module, visual summary content associated with the content currently being delivered by the content delivery device. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095929 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING CONTENT, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for recognizing a content, a display apparatus and a content recognition system thereof are provided. The method for recognizing a content of a display apparatus includes acquiring caption information of an image content which is currently displayed, transmitting the acquired caption information to a content recognition server, when the content recognition server compares the acquired caption information with caption information stored in the content recognition server and recognizes a content corresponding to the acquired caption information, receiving information regarding the recognized content from the content recognition server, and displaying information related to the recognized content. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095930 | System and Method for a Communication Exchange with an Avatar in a MediaCommunication System - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that causes a STB to present an avatar. The processor can receive from the STB a response of the user, detect from the response a change in an emotional state of the user, adapt a search for media content according to the change in the emotional state of the user, and adapt a portion of the characteristics of the avatar relating to emotional feedback according to the change in the emotional state of the user. The processor can cause the STB to present the adapted avatar presenting content from a media content source identified from the adapted search for media content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-02-2015 |
20150106830 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR MEDIA EXPOSURE - Methods and apparatus to monitor media exposure are disclosed. An example implementation includes accessing a meter identifier and first audio received from a wearable bracelet meter, the meter identifier uniquely associated with the wearable bracelet meter. Whether the first audio substantially matches second audio received at a second meter is determined. In response to determining that the first audio and the second audio substantially match, the meter identifier associated with the wearable bracelet meter and at least one of the first audio or the second audio are stored. | 04-16-2015 |
20150121408 | RECOMMENDATION OF TELEVISION CONTENT - A method for recommending television content is provided, including the following operations: identifying available television channels for a television device; determining a current date and time; identifying a plurality of content items broadcast on the available television channels at approximately the current date and time; determining a device profile associated with the television device, the device profile being time-dependent; determining recommended content items from the plurality of content items based on the device profile of the television device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121409 | TV PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, TERMINAL, SERVER AND SYSTEM - A method for retrieving and playing a TV program uses a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal obtains one or more images of a TV program currently played on a TV using the image sensor and sends the images to a remote server. The remote server determines an identity of the TV program using the images by comparing them with images in an image library and then generates an information record for the TV program and returns the TV program information record to the mobile terminal, the TV program information record including a hyperlink to the TV program. After receiving the TV program information record from the remote server, the mobile terminal displays the hyperlink on the display of the mobile terminal. In response to a user selection of the hyperlink, the mobile terminal plays the TV program on the display. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135206 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES - Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using multiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what resources are presented on which device sets (whether they are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing activities to enable such a user interface to be employed across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and methods also support new and enriched aspects and applications of hypermedia browsing and related business activities. | 05-14-2015 |
20150334439 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING EVENT MESSAGES RELATED TO SUBSCRIBED VIDEO CHANNELS - A method and an apparatus for receiving and displaying event messages associated with subscribed video channels, in particular television channels received by a set top box, or other television receivers, in a user location. According to the present principles, the user selects one or more channels to be included in a subscription list, which is transmitted to a message server. A second screen device, such as a smartphone, or a tablet, receives and displays event messages associated with television channels on the subscribed list, which are not currently being received, processed and displayed. The event messages may comprise, for example, program descriptions, and comments that are generated by a production company or via social networks. In this manner, a user is able to privately monitor other channels that he may be interested in, without disturbing the viewing by others. | 11-19-2015 |
20150365721 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT MEDIA IDENTIFYING DATA - Methods and apparatus to collect media identifying data are disclosed. An example system to monitor media includes a printed circuit board defining a sound hole, the sound hole including a cylindrical portion and a chamfered opening, the sound hole having an effective length-to-width ratio of about 1.25; a memory including machine readable instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to process the audio data collected through the sound hole to obtain media identifying data. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365722 | Systems and Methods for Locally Detecting Consumed Video Content - A process provides a user with context-aware information. The process is performed at a client device with one or more processors, a microphone, and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The process receives audio fingerprints for a plurality of video programs and information that correlates each respective received audio fingerprint to a respective video program, and stores the received audio fingerprints and correlating information in memory. The process detects ambient sound using the microphone, and computes one or more sample audio fingerprints from the detected ambient sound. The process matches one of the sample audio fingerprints to a first stored audio fingerprint and uses the correlating information to identify a first video program corresponding to the matched sample audio fingerprint. The process then provides the user with information related to the first video program. | 12-17-2015 |
20150373406 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO VERIFY PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT - Example methods and apparatus to verify presentation of media content are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for generating media presentation information includes a comparator to periodically output a value indicative of whether media selected via a set-top box is presented at a media presentation location by comparing a first audio signal associated with the media to ambient audio received in the media presentation location via an audio system associated with a media presentation device. The example apparatus also includes a privacy protector to facilitate operation of the comparator by periodically preventing the comparator from receiving of the ambient audio. The example apparatus also includes a metering module to record presentation of the media based on the output. | 12-24-2015 |
20160014440 | VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC DEMOGRAPHICS RECOGNITION OF USERS AND VIDEOS | 01-14-2016 |
20160021421 | FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR MEDIA SOURCE DETECTION - Example disclosed media source detection methods include determining first trending coefficients for a first audio signal obtained from a first media source in communication with a media device, wherein the first trending coefficients correspond to a set of frequency bands. Example disclosed media source detection methods also include determining second trending coefficients for a second audio signal obtained from monitoring media presented by the media device, wherein the second trending coefficients correspond to the set of frequency bands. Example disclosed media source detection methods further include selecting a subset of the frequency bands for which the first trending coefficients and the second trending coefficients have matching directions, and processing respective frequency band values of the first audio signal and respective frequency band values of the second audio signal for the subset of the frequency bands to determine whether the first media source provided the media presented by the media device. | 01-21-2016 |
20160037211 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING CREDITING ERRORS DUE TO SPILLOVER USING AUDIO CODES AND/OR SIGNATURES - An example method includes determining if first media monitoring data provided by a first meter in a first location identifies a same media as second media monitoring data provided by a second meter in a second location. When the first and second media monitoring data identify the same media, the example includes determining whether spillover occurred based on a time difference between a first timestamp associated with the first media monitoring data and a second timestamp associated with the second media monitoring data. Based on an occurrence of the spillover, the first media monitoring data is stored as credited media monitoring data for the first location indicative of a media exposure to an audience at the first location, and the second media monitoring data is not stored as credited media monitoring data for the second location when the first timestamp is earlier than the second timestamp. | 02-04-2016 |
20160050452 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO MONITOR A MEDIA DEVICE USING A DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNAL - Methods and systems are disclosed to monitor a media device. An example method includes attempting to detect a logical transition between two sequential bits in a sequence of bits of a digital audio signal output by a port of the media device, the digital audio signal being encoded via differential encoding; and when the logical transition is detected, generating operating state data including a first time and indicating that the media device was in an on state at the first time; or when the logical transition is not detected, generating the operating state data including the first time and indicating that the media device was in an off state at the first time. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050457 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TV CHANNEL CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND MONETIZATION BASED ON CONTENT FINGERPRINTING USING A PORTABLE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for media content management and monetization, and corresponding system therefor. The method comprises automatically and autonomously capturing audio contents at least one of periodically, adaptively, dynamically, randomly, customizably, and via a combination thereof, from programs displayed and viewed on TV channels by users using portable computing and communications devices, automatically and autonomously generating corresponding audio fingerprints of the captured audio contents using the portable computing and communications devices for transmission to at least one of an external cloud-based host server comprising a cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously capturing audio contents continuously from all the programs available for display on the TV channels using an in-house data processor comprising at least one of an in-house processing host server and a Set-Top Box (STB), automatically and autonomously generating corresponding audio fingerprints of the captured audio contents from all the programs available for display on the TV channels using the in-house data processor comprising the in-house processing host server and Set-Top Box (STB) for transmission to the external cloud-based host server comprising the cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously comparing the audio fingerprints generated by the portable computing and communications devices versus the audio fingerprints generated by the in-house data processor comprising the in-house processing host server and Set-Top Box (STB), using the external cloud-based host server comprising the cloud-based database, automatically and autonomously determining which one or more of the users is watching which one or more of the programs on which one or more of the TV channels based on the results of the comparison, automatically and autonomously sending the matched results of the comparison for the determined users to the cloud-based database of the external cloud-based host server for storage and further processing, automatically and autonomously generating a comprehensive viewership profile information for the determined users and utilizing the comprehensive viewership profile for one or more content monetization opportunities. | 02-18-2016 |
20160073148 | MEDIA CUSTOMIZATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING - Methods, devices and computer program products facilitate management of multimedia content and recognition of a content that is being acoustically or optical presented using web-based technology. One method includes capturing an audio or a video content that is in acoustic or optical form via a microphone or a video camera that is coupled to an environmental sensing web-based mechanism integrated as part of a web page published by a server. Watermark or fingerprinting techniques are used to obtain identification information for the captured audio or the video content is produced, and based on the identification information, a customized response is received at the client device that includes a customized content or a customized information. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080805 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT SPILLOVER IN AN AUDIENCE MONITORING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus to detect spillover in an audience monitoring system are disclosed. An example method includes sampling a first audio signal from a first source received by a first microphone. A second audio signal received by a second microphone from the first source is sampled. The second microphone is separated from the first microphone by a first distance. A time delay between receipt of the first and second sampled audio signals is calculated. Whether the time delay is within a threshold time difference is determined. When the time delay is within the threshold time difference, the media associated with the first source is retained. When the time delay exceeds the threshold time difference, the media associated with the first source is ignored. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088325 | LOGGING INDIVIDUALS FOR TV MEASUREMENT COMPLIANCE - A TV audience survey system for determining the TV viewing activities of a plurality of individuals in a household includes a master device and multiple tags, each tag assigned to an individual. After an individual logs into the system and starts watching the TV, the master device communicates with the corresponding tag repeatedly to accumulate data representing the individual's TV viewing activities. Such data can be used to determine when the individual stops watching the TV for an extended period of time without logging out of the system and when the household member remains watching the TV after logging or being logged out of the system. The master device then reports the accumulated data to a remote server, which uses the data to determine whether the individual complies with the logging protocol defined by the TV audience survey system and update the TV viewership data associated with this household. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088338 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - A method comprises sending a control signal from an electronic device to a media device, the control signal comprising a channel preset identifier and causing the media device to switch to a channel identified by the channel preset identifier; receiving, at the electronic device, an audio signal emitted by the media device; generating, by the electronic device, an audio fingerprint from the received audio signal; obtaining, by the electronic device, channel meta information based on the audio fingerprint; and determining channel preset mapping information, the channel preset mapping information associating the channel preset identifier with the channel meta information. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088363 | MUSIC EDITING METHOD USING VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE AND MUSIC EDITING APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - Disclosed are a music editing method using a video streaming service and a music editing apparatus used therefor. The music editing apparatus receives URL information from a server in which each URL information of a plurality of video contents provided as a streaming service online is stored, streaming-reproduces a video corresponding to the URL information using the URL information, receives an audio signal input from a user through an audio input terminal, and mixes an audio output signal depending on the streaming-reproducing of the video and the audio signal input from the user, thereby realizing the present invention. According to the present invention, users may produce desired synthesized audio contents or synthesized video contents using UCC provided through a free video streaming service. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088367 | PROGRAM EVENT DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates a program event detection method mainly executed in a server of a service provider end. Features of frontend parts of program segments are detected. Original times of the program segments corresponding to the detected features are obtained. A relation between the original times and program displaying times of the program segments is determined according to the original times and the program displaying times. A program event and a program event time thereof based on original times are received. According to a real broadcasting time, the program event time, and the relation between the original times and program displaying times, a real program event time is calculated. At the real program event time, the program event is transmitted to a networking device of a client end. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100208 | Apparatus and Method for Media Detection and Replacement - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to identify audio content of interest associated with an audio portion of a media program. Alternate audio content is identified. Responsive to a detection of the audio content of interest within a textual representation of the audio portion, an indicator including a pointer is inserted into the media program. The pointer points to the alternate audio content and is inserted at a start point of the occurrence of the audio content of interest within the media program. The alternate audio content is retrieved based on the pointer and substituted with the alternate audio content beginning at the start point. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-07-2016 |
20160112762 | MEDIA FINGERPRINTING FOR CONTENT DETERMINATION AND RETRIEVAL - Audio fingerprinting and other media matching technologies can be used to identify broadcast media, such as television shows and radio broadcasts. A user device can record image, audio, and/or video information and upload information to a matching service that is able to use matching technology to identify the media and provide supplemental content or information to the user. The user might receive information identifying a product in an advertisement, identifying an actor on screen in a movie at a particular time, or other such information. In some embodiments, the user can receive access to a digital copy of the captured media, such as the ability to download a copy of a program in which a user expressed interest. Since a user might capture media information after the point of interest, a device can buffer a window of recently captured media in order to attempt to identify the intended media. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119691 | DESCRIPTIVE METADATA EXTRACTION AND LINKAGE WITH EDITORIAL CONTENT - Embodiments provide techniques for distributing supplemental content based on content entities within video content. Embodiments include receiving video data containing an embedded watermark at a first position within the video data. The embedded watermark is detected at the first position within the video data. Embodiments also include transmitting, to a remote content server, a message specifying a time stamp corresponding to the first position within the video data. In response to transmitting the message, supplemental content corresponding to a content entity depicted within the video content at the first position within the video content is received from the remote content server. Embodiments also include outputting the video data for display together with at least an indication of the supplemental content. | 04-28-2016 |
20160150274 | COMMERCIAL DETECTION BASED ON AUDIO FINGERPRINTING - A commercial detection system generates a probe audio fingerprint of an audio signal associated with a media stream on a broadcast channel and determines whether the media stream has commercial content based on analysis of the probe audio fingerprint. The commercial detection system determines whether a same match between the probe audio fingerprint and a reference audio fingerprint is observed across multiple broadcast channels. Responsive to the number of same matches exceeding a predetermined threshold, the commercial detection system determines that the media stream has commercial content. The commercial detection system may also apply a trained feature analysis model to extracted acoustic features of the audio signal. The commercial detection system determines whether the media stream has commercial content based on a confidence score assigned to the probe audio fingerprint. The commercial detection system reduces false positive detection using program guide information of the media stream. | 05-26-2016 |
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20220141527 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING AUDIO DISRUPTIONS - Systems and methods are provided herein for selectively replaying interrupted segments of media content that are important for understanding a storyline of the media content. In response to detecting noise in a media presentation environment where a current segment is being played, it is determined whether the current segment is important. Responsive to the determination that the current segment is important, a complexity score of the audio component of the current segment is determined and a replay threshold is determined based on the complexity score. Responsive to the determination that the detected noise level is greater than the replay threshold, the current segment is replayed from the beginning instead of continuing to play the media content. | 05-05-2022 |