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Patent No.:

US 9363551 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2014

Tv program identification method, apparatus, terminal, server and system

Applicant:

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Xiaolong Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;

Junbin Kuang, Shenzhen, CN;

Yang Liu, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:

TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;

Attorney:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sumaiya A Chowdhury

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04H 60/44 (2008.01); H04H 60/59 (2008.01); H04H 60/58 (2008.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/8405 (2011.01); H04H 20/93 (2008.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01); H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04H 60/65 (2008.01); H04H 60/72 (2008.01); H04H 60/85 (2008.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04H 20/93 (2013.01); H04H 60/33 (2013.01); H04H 60/372 (2013.01); H04H 60/44 (2013.01); H04H 60/58 (2013.01); H04H 60/59 (2013.01); H04H 60/65 (2013.01); H04H 60/72 (2013.01); H04H 60/85 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/8405 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for retrieving and playing a TV program uses a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal obtains one or more images of a TV program currently played on a TV using the image sensor and sends the images to a remote server. The remote server determines an identity of the TV program using the images by comparing them with images in an image library and then generates an information record for the TV program and returns the TV program information record to the mobile terminal, the TV program information record including a hyperlink to the TV program. After receiving the TV program information record from the remote server, the mobile terminal displays the hyperlink on the display of the mobile terminal. In response to a user selection of the hyperlink, the mobile terminal plays the TV program on the display.

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