US 12,439,122 B2
Systems and methods for content item insertion
Srinath V. Ramaswamy, East Windsor, NJ (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,109.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232074 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/4545 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/45457 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a first indication to skip at least a portion of a first content item being output via a display device;
selecting, based on a second indication indicating that the first content item is replaceable, one or more subsequent content items for replacement;
determining a remaining duration, of the first content item, that starts at a time associated with an exit frame that precedes one of:
an intra-coded picture frame of the first content item,
an instantaneous decoder refresh frame of the first content item, or
a predicted picture frame of the first content item;
selecting, based on a time period comprising a duration of the one or more subsequent content items and the remaining duration of the first content item, an alternate content item; and
causing output of at least a portion of the selected alternate content item.