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US9106871B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9106871-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113171239-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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Methods and systems for determining meta-information for a channel being viewed are described. At an inline TV processor with a processor and memory, a first TV signal is received from a first source. One or more fingerprints are generated from the first TV signal. A plurality of second TV signals are received from a second source, and one or more respective second fingerprints are generated for each of the second TV signals. It is then determined whether one of the first fingerprints matches one of the second fingerprints. In response to determining that one of the first fingerprints matches a respective one of the second fingerprints, meta-information of the second TV signal (that is associated with the matched respective second fingerprint) is associated with the first TV signal. In response to determining that one of the first fingerprints does not match any of the second fingerprints, the steps are repeated.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method of determining meta-information for a channel, comprising: at an inline TV processor with a processor, memory, a video input, and a tuner, wherein the inline TV processor is local: receiving, using the video input, a first TV signal from a first source, wherein program identification information associated with the first TV signal is not available to the inline TV processor, and wherein the first TV signal is a broadcast TV sig…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9106871B2 cover?
- Methods and systems for determining meta-information for a channel being viewed are described. At an inline TV processor with a processor and memory, a first TV signal is received from a first source. One or more fingerprints are generated from the first TV signal. A plurality of second TV signals are received from a second source, and one or more respective second fingerprints are generated fo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Rowe Simon Michael, Google Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N5/445. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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