Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program
US8989554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/1739
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to detect content skipping by a consumer of a recorded program are disclosed. In a disclosed method, a plurality of recording times of sections of a recorded program are stored in association with playback times of the recorded program. Playback intervals between sequential pairs of the playback times are compared with corresponding recording intervals between sequential pairs of the recording times to determine if any portion of the recorded program was not played back in real time.
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