Patent ID: 8468453
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of blocking user-selected media content, the method comprising: presenting at least one media content stream to a user, wherein the at least one media content stream includes a plurality of identifiable contiguous segments of media content; while presenting a current showing of one of the plurality of identifiable contiguous segments of media content in a currently received portion of the media content stream to the user, receiving a command from the user to block the segment of media content from presentation to the user; in response to receiving the command, generating information identifying the blocked segment of media content; analyzing a later received portion of the at least one media content stream to detect subsequent receiving of a later segment of media content using the information, wherein the received later segment of media content has the same information as the blocked segment; and preventing presentation to the user of a subsequent showing of the later segment of media content when detected in the later received portion of the media content stream.