Patent ID: 7210157

Claim:
A method for classification of a program comprising the steps of: receiving an audio/video signal corresponding to the program; determining transcript information associated with the program using the audio/video signal; identifying at least one cue in the transcript information and an associated time of occurrence, each of the cues being associated with a type of program; correlating the at least one cue identified in the transcript information to the type of program; comparing the time of occurrence of two cues selected from the at least one identified cue and determining a proximity of occurrence of the two selected cues, wherein if the proximity of occurrence is greater than a predetermined amount, the two selected cues are ignored in connection with determining the program classification; and wherein if the proximity of occurrence is not greater than the predetermined amount, the two selected cues are utilized in connection with determining the program classification; and classifying the program based on the proximity of occurrence of the two selected cues.