System and method for identifying potential commercial breaks in a video data stream by detecting absence of identified persons associated with program type content in the video data stream
US11516522B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8456
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Ad break boundaries, which identify start and end points of a commercial break, are identified by detecting the absence of voices and/or facial images of one or more primary cast members of a currently scheduled program.
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