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Methods, systems, and computer program products for categorizing/rating content uploaded to a network for broadcasting

US9674588B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Inventor

  • Ke Yu · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 2016
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 15, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/84
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products that automatically categorize and/or assign ratings to content (video and audio content) uploaded by individuals who want to broadcast the content to others via a communications network, such as an IPTV network, are provided. When an individual uploads content to a network, a network service automatically extracts an audio stream from the uploaded content. Words in the extracted audio stream are identified. For each identified word, a preexisting library of selected words is queried to determine if a match exists between words in the library and words in the extracted audio stream. The selected words in the library are associated with a particular content category or content rating. If a match exists between an identified word and a word in the library, the uploaded content is assigned a content category and/or rating associated with the matched word.

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