System and method for locating program boundaries and commercial boundaries using audio categories
US6819863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S358/908
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For use in a video signal processor, there is disclosed a system and method for locating program boundaries and commercial boundaries using audio categories. The system comprises an audio classifier controller that obtains information concerning the audio categories of the segments of an audio signal. Audio categories include such categories as silence, music, noise and speech. The audio classifier controller determines the rates of change of the audio categories. The audio classifier controller then compares each rate of change of the audio categories with a threshold value to locate the boundaries of the programs and commercials. The audio classifier controller is also capable of classifying at least one feature of an audio category change rate using a multifeature classifier to locate the boundaries of the programs and commercials.
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