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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2004
Richard König, Bern, CH;
Charles A. Eldering, Doylestown, PA (US);
Rainer Wolfgang Lienhart, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christine Lienhart, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard König, Bern, CH;
Charles A. Eldering, Doylestown, PA (US);
Rainer Wolfgang Lienhart, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christine Lienhart, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Technology, Patents & Licensing, Inc., Doylestown, PA (US);
Abstract
A television signal substitution system that replaces known video segments such as advertisements with selected replacement advertisements. Fingerprint data of known advertisements can be stored in a fingerprint database. When new fingerprint data is available, the fingerprint data can be automatically or manually transmitted to subscribers. Various techniques can be used to identify advertisements based on the fingerprint data.