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Named entity disambiguation for providing TV content enrichment

US10652592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2018
Grant dateMay 12, 2020
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4722
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for enriching a viewing experience of a user watching video content on a screen of a client terminal by increasing the relevance of additional media content proposed or provided to the user. Disambiguation of named entities detected in a video content item being played is performed by identifying and accessing an information source directly associated with the video content item, and/or by analyzing visual content of a segment of the video content item. Selecting, proposing and/or providing an additional media content item is based on the information source and/or on the analyzing.

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