Methods and systems for recovering from errors associated with advertisement streams
US8141113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/812
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary method includes switching, by a media content access subsystem, from a program stream to an advertisement stream in response to a switching instruction received by the media content access subsystem, detecting, by the media content access subsystem, a predetermined number of markers included within the advertisement stream, the predetermined number of markers indicative of an error associated with the advertisement stream, and switching, by the media content access subsystem, from the advertisement stream to another media content stream in response to the detecting of the predetermined number of markers. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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