Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11070871
APP PUB NO 20200245022A1
SERIAL NO

16851997

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Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.

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Heffernan, Ronan Wesley Chapel, US 51 2284
Schwerer, Ron Belleair Beach, US 7 204
Wilson, Scott Largo, US 153 3478
Wright, David H Safety Harbor, US 49 1029

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