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US 8,045,802 B2Granted
End of program pattern detector
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorTomi Blinnikka
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Abstract
Systems and methods are set forth for detecting an end of program pattern. More specifically, systems and methods are set forth for recognizing and acting upon sequential image data that contains an end of program pattern.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device, a stream of sequenced images comprising a first sequence of images;
- detecting, via the computing device, an end of program pattern in the first sequence of images, said detecting comprising comparing the first sequence of images against a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern corresponds to the received stream, wherein the end of program pattern comprises at least a portion of the stream of sequenced images and vertically scrolling text, wherein the vertically scrolling text scrolls at a first constant rate;
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- based upon the detection of the end of program pattern, selecting, via the computing device, a start image for a video event.
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