Automatic content recognition and verification in a broadcast chain

A method, comprising:

• partitioning, by a processor, an on-screen view of a channel into a plurality of sections based on an overlay of a plurality of graphics on the on-screen view of the channel;
• determining, by the processor, a placement of each of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections with respect to associated content on the on-screen view of the channel,
• wherein the placement of each of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections is determined based on a programming schedule;
• detecting, by the processor, one or more error parameters for each of the overlaid plurality of graphics, based on a fingerprint of an overlaid graphic of the overlaid plurality of graphics on the on-screen view of the channel that matches to a graphics fingerprint associated with a corresponding graphics identifier (ID),
• wherein the graphics ID corresponds to fingerprints of the plurality of graphics, and
• wherein a mismatch in a position of the overlaid plurality of graphics that corresponds to the determined placement on the on-screen view of the channel is corrected based on the detected one or more error parameters;
• calibrating, by the processor, the on-screen view of the channel prior to multicasting of the channel based on the one or more error parameters detected using content recognition databases,
• wherein the calibration corresponds to a replacement, or repositioning of an incorrect overlaid graphic from the content based on a detected error parameter of incorrect content, placement, or existence of the overlaid graphic in a section of the on-screen view of the channel;
• and
• re-calibrating, by the processor, the on-screen view of the channel at a plurality of locations in a broadcast chain based on a plurality of inline-monitoring devices positioned before and after a trigger insertion system,
• wherein the re-calibration corresponds to a replacement, or repositioning of the incorrect overlaid graphic based on a correct graphic and associated content in the section of the on-screen view of the channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instruction executable by one or more processors that cause a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• partitioning an on-screen view of a channel into a plurality of sections based on an overlay of a plurality of graphics on the on-screen view of the channel;
• determining a placement of each of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections with respect to associated content on the on-screen view of the channel,
• wherein the placement of each of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections is determined based on a programming schedule;
• detecting one or more error parameters for each of the overlaid plurality of graphics, based on a fingerprint of an overlaid graphic of the overlaid plurality of graphics on the on-screen view of the channel that matches to a graphics fingerprint associated with a corresponding graphics identifier (ID),
• wherein the graphics ID corresponds to fingerprints of the plurality of graphics,
• wherein a mismatch in a position of the overlaid plurality of graphics that corresponds to the determined placement on the on-screen view of the channel is corrected based on the detected one or more error parameters;
• calibrating the on-screen view of the channel prior to multicasting of the channel based on the one or more error parameters detected using content recognition databases,
• wherein the calibration corresponds to a replacement, or repositioning of an incorrect overlaid graphic from the content based on a detected error parameter of incorrect content, placement, or existence of the overlaid graphic in a section of the on-screen view of the channel;
• and
• re-calibrating the on-screen view of the channel at a plurality of locations in a broadcast chain based on a plurality of inline-monitoring devices positioned before and after a trigger insertion system,
• wherein the re-calibration corresponds to a replacement, or repositioning of the incorrect overlaid graphic based on a correct graphic and associated content in the section of the on-screen view of the channel.