Patent ID: 8260055
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to detect primary media content included in a secondary media content presentation, the method comprising: determining a first image corresponding to the secondary media content presentation, the first image comprising a plurality of image subregions, each image subregion representative of an inter-frame variation associated with a corresponding subregion of the secondary media content presentation; selecting a region of the first image comprising a plurality of connected image subregions of the first image together exhibiting a first type of inter-frame variation; when a shape of the selected region of the first image corresponds to a first predefined shape, processing a region of the secondary media content presentation corresponding to the selected region of the first image to detect the primary media content; determining a second image corresponding to the secondary media content presentation; selecting a region of the second image comprising a plurality of connected image subregions of the second image together exhibiting a second type of inter-frame variation; and when the shape of the selected region of the first image corresponds to the first predefined shape and a shape of the selected region of the second image corresponds to a second predefined shape different from the first predefined shape, determining that the primary media content corresponds to a commercial.