Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon May 21 13:20:37 CDT 2012
A friend says he has created a chip that can detect streaming data compression. It appears that all ads, in order to produce a higher sound volume or/and displaying more information into a shorter time span, must apply data compression. That streaming spike can be detected and filtered regardless of the codex being used. This method is not perfect but close to it. I am sure it is illegal in one way or another but he is now testing his experiment on his own TV feed with good results. This could also be applied to an internet feed as well. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 6:23 AM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] A DVR that skips over the ads Dish Network announced their new DVR with 'Auto Hop' - a DVR that skips the commercials. NO more fast forward. It also can record all the prime-time programming on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC simultaneously. I thought about this years ago - was there some way to tell from the TV signal when they were playing a commercial and mute the sound or, in the case of a recording, skip over the ads. Any idea how this works? How does it know when the ads are on? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/business/media/dish-networks-hopper-cuts-a ds-and-causes-tremors-at-tv-upfronts.html?pagewanted=1 <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/business/media/dish-networks-hopper-cuts- ads-and-causes-tremors-at-tv-upfronts.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1> &_r=1 Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com