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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Mitch C. Jacobs, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mitch C. Jacobs, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system includes a scheduling system generating a pre-break window and a post-break window and an automation system in communication with the scheduling system receiving a content signal and generating a deviation signal when an expected trigger for an insert material is not within the pre-break window or post-break window. The scheduling system reschedules the insert material in response to the deviation signal.