Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Blocking television commercials and providing an archive interrogation program
- Patent Title (中): 封锁电视广告，提供档案询问方案
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Application No.: US12253818Application Date: 2008-10-17
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Publication No.: US08359613B2Publication Date: 2013-01-22
- Inventor: Craig William Fellenstein , Rick Allen Hamilton, II
- Applicant: Craig William Fellenstein , Rick Allen Hamilton, II
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Arthur Samodovitz
- Main IPC: H04N7/10
- IPC: H04N7/10
Abstract:
An apparatus and method is disclosed for blocking specific television commercials from the viewer's television based upon the characteristics of the television commercial and a program to place the blocked television commercials into an archive. An archive interrogation program 10 then acquires the users search criteria and sends the search criteria to the content search program for a list of matches. The matches are displayed to the user and the user can select a segment for viewing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090031337A1 Apparatus and Method for Blocking Television Commercials and Providing an Archive Interrogation Program Public/Granted day:2009-01-29
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