Patent ID: 8341663
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining a set of media delivery rules, wherein the set of media delivery rules is associated with one or more triggers, each of the triggers specifying a topic of interest to be identified within media content, wherein each of the triggers is defined by one or more terms, wherein the triggers are user-specified; automatically determining from media content of a media stream whether the media content of the media stream includes at least one of the one or more triggers in accordance with the set of media delivery rules by ascertaining whether the media content of the media stream includes a set of text, an image, audio or video within the identified topic of interest as defined by at least one of the triggers; and automatically providing at least a portion of the media stream based upon a result of determining whether the media content of the media stream includes at least one of the one or more triggers in accordance with at least one of the set of media delivery rules, wherein providing at least a portion of the media stream is performed in a manner specified in a user-established setting; wherein determining whether the media content of the media stream includes at least one of the one or more triggers comprises determining whether the media content of a media stream transmitted by one or more sources includes at least one of the one or more triggers in accordance with the set of media delivery rules; wherein providing at least a portion of the media stream comprises providing at least a portion of the media stream transmitted by at least one of the sources in response to determining that the media content of the media stream transmitted by one or more sources includes at least one of the triggers in accordance with at least one of the set of media delivery rules; wherein the triggers include a set of text including one or more words in accordance with at least one of the set of media rules; wherein determining whether the media content of the media stream includes at least one of the one or more triggers in accordance with the set of media delivery rules comprises determining whether the media content of the media stream includes the set of text in accordance with at least one of the set of media rules and determining whether the media content of the media stream includes audio including sounds or words specified by at least one of the triggers.