发明名称 |
Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations |
摘要 |
Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting. |
申请公布号 |
US8925024(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.12.30 |
申请号 |
US201012827701 |
申请日期 |
2010.06.30 |
申请人 |
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC |
发明人 |
Wright David H.;Wilson Scott;Schwerer Ron;Heffernan Ronan |
分类号 |
H04N7/173;H04N5/14;G06K9/00;H04H20/14;H04H60/37;H04H60/48;H04H60/58;H04H60/59 |
主分类号 |
H04N7/173 |
代理机构 |
Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC |
代理人 |
Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC |
主权项 |
1. A method to detect a commercial transition associated with a media presentation, the method comprising:
detecting a change in box-formatting between a first video frame and a subsequent video frame by detecting edges between a primary display area and screen filler areas of the box-formatting to detect an appearance or disappearance of the screen filler areas, the screen filler areas comprising motion images in at least two of a left portion, a right portion, a top portion or a bottom portion of the box-formatting of the first video frame or the subsequent video frame; and indicating a transition between the first video frame and the subsequent video frame as the commercial transition based on the detected change in box-formatting. |
地址 |
Schaumburg IL US |