Detection and prevention of inflated plays of audio or video content
US10097653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/44218
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some listeners or viewers of online music or video may play the music or video repeatedly without actually listening to or watching the music or video, thereby wasting network resources, reducing bandwidths to other users, and slowing down or creating latency for the downloading of music or video by other users who actually listen to or watch the music or video. In some instances, owners of music or video content may encourage their fans to play the music or video repeatedly to increase their popularity ratings or copyright royalties. Inflated plays of music or video may be detected by applying one or more modifications to the music and monitoring for reactions by users, if any, to the modifications. The lack of a reaction by a user may indicate an inflated playback, whereas the presence of a reaction may indicate that the playback is legitimate.
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