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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Tae-suh Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventor:
Tae-suh Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/23418 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/2408 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of surveying watching image content, and a broadcast receiving apparatus and server employing the same are provided. The method includes displaying image contents on a screen; capturing and storing signature images of the image contents; and in response to receipt of a query, comprising a target image of image contents to be surveyed, from an external server, determining whether one of the stored signature images is identical to the target image, and transmitting a result of the determining to the external server.