Inserting information into playing content
AssigneeGracenote, Inc.
InventorsVadim Brenner, Markus K. Cremer
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Abstract
Example methods and systems for inserting information into playing content are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems may identify a break in content playing via a playback device, select an information segment representative of information received by the playback device to present during the identified break, and insert the information segment into the content playing via the playback device upon an occurrence of the identified break.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- interface circuitry to access, via a network, a fingerprint and information associated with a playback device, the fingerprint generated in response to presentation of content by the playback device;
- and
- at least one of dedicated circuitry that is configured to perform first operations or programmable circuitry that is to execute instructions to perform second operations, the at least one of the dedicated circuitry or the programmable circuitry to:
- compare the fingerprint to one or more reference fingerprints to determine an identification of the content, respective ones of the one or more reference fingerprints corresponding to different media;
- identify a break in the content based on the identification of the content;
- select an information segment to be inserted in the break in the content based on the information associated with the playback device;
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- cause transmission of the information segment to the playback device via the network.
At least one hardware machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when execute, cause processor circuitry to:
- compare a fingerprint to one or more reference fingerprints to determine an identification of content, respective ones of the one or more reference fingerprints corresponding to different media, the fingerprint generated in response to presentation of the content by a playback device;
- determine a break in the content based on the identification of the content;
- select an information segment to be inserted in the break in the content based on information associated with the playback device;
- and
- cause transmission of the information segment to the playback device via a network.
A method comprising:
- comparing a fingerprint to one or more reference fingerprints to determine an identification of content, respective ones of the one or more reference fingerprints corresponding to different media, the fingerprint generated in response to presentation of the content by a playback device;
- locating a break in the content based on the identification of the content;
- selecting an information segment to be inserted in the break in the content based on information associated with the playback device;
- and
- transmitting the information segment to the playback device via a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.