Systems and methods for searching based on information in commercials

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a commercial segment of media content, including a video portion and an audio portion, contains neither metadata nor close captioning information. I response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, advertised program content is identified based on the video portion, the audio portion or both. Alternative media content is identified based on the advertised program content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
receiving media content from a media content server, wherein the media content comprises a commercial segment;detecting the commercial segment within the media content;determining that the commercial segment of the media content comprising a video portion and an audio portion contains neither metadata nor close captioning information;analyzing one of the video portion and the audio portion to identify information including one of a title, a genre, and a list of people associated with an advertised program content resulting in identified information;in response to determining that the commercial segment contains neither metadata nor close captioning information, identifying advertised program content based on the identified information;searching an electronic programming guide for availability of alternative media content based on the advertised program content;identifying the alternative media content based on the advertised program content; andpresenting a list of the alternative media content on a display device.