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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
David H. Wright, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Scott Wilson, Largo, FL (US);
Ron Schwerer, Belleair Beach, FL (US);
Ronan Heffernan, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); G06K 9/00744 (2013.01); G06K 9/00765 (2013.01); H04H 60/375 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04N 5/147 (2013.01); H04N 21/4402 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, the amount of audio randomness being based on a random-factor ratio; and in response to the amount of randomness satisfying the random level threshold, indicating the inter-segment audio frame is associated with the commercial transition.