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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
The Nielsen Company (Us), Llc, Schaumburg, IL (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 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); 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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); G06K 9/00744 (2013.01); G06K 9/00765 (2013.01); 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);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method includes determining an amount of audio randomness an inter-segment audio frame. The example method also includes indicating the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at a commercial transition based on the amount of audio randomness of the at least one inter-segment audio frame.