Replacement of digital content in data streams

A system for replacing digital content from a data stream, the system comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• at least one processor, wherein each processor is coupled to at least one of the memories and configured to:
• detect a segment of a data stream to be output by a media device;
• generate a fingerprint of digital content corresponding to the segment using automatic content recognition (ACR);
• compare the fingerprint with a plurality of fingerprints of a plurality of digital content stored in a database;
• identify a matched fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints of a matched digital content of the plurality of digital content based on the comparison of the fingerprint with the plurality of fingerprints;
• in response to identifying the matched fingerprint, compare metadata of the matched digital content with metadata of a restricted digital content;
• determine that the digital content corresponding to the segment is blocked from being output by the media stream based on the comparison of the metadata of the matched digital content with the metadata of the restricted digital content;
• and
• replace the digital content with new digital content in the segment.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a segment of a data stream to be output by a media device;
• generating a fingerprint of digital content corresponding to the segment using automatic content recognition (ACR);
• comparing the fingerprint with a plurality of fingerprints of a plurality of digital content stored in a database;
• identifying a matched fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints of a matched digital content of the plurality of digital content based on the comparison of the fingerprint with the plurality of fingerprints;
• in response to identifying the matched fingerprint, comparing metadata of the matched digital content with metadata of a restricted digital content;
• determining that the digital content corresponding to the segment is blocked from being output by the media stream based on the comparison of the metadata of the matched digital content with the metadata of the restricted digital content;
• and
• replacing the digital content with new digital content in the segment.