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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2023
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 21/439 (2011.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); H04H 20/14 (2008.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/48 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/4402 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); G06V 20/46 (2022.01); G06V 20/49 (2022.01); H04H 20/14 (2013.01); H04H 60/375 (2013.01); H04H 60/48 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (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 involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.