Using closed-captioning data to output an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system
View Patent ↗In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system involves a computing device receiving first closed-captioning data that corresponds to a first video-stream; the computing device receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream; the computing device making a determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.
1. A method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system, the method comprising:
a computing device receiving first closed-captioning data that (i) corresponds to a first video-stream generated by a primary media-broadcast system, and (ii) represents first text associated with a first time;
the computing device receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream generated by the back-up media-broadcast system;
the computing device making a determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity, wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the second closed-captioning data does not represent the first text associated with a second time that is within a tolerance period of the first time; and
responsive to the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that the first text is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that a first data-size of the first closed-captioning data and a second data-size of the second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extend of similarity.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed cause a computing device to perform a set of acts for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system, the set of acts comprising:
receiving first closed-captioning data that (i) corresponds to a first video-stream generated by a primary media-broadcast system, (ii) represents first text associated with a first time;
receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream generated by the back-up media-broadcast system;
making a determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity, wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the second closed-captioning data does not represent the first text associated with a second time that is within a tolerance period of the first time; and
responsive to the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack the threshold extent of similarity, outputting an alert.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that the first text is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that a first data-size of the first closed-captioning data and a second data-size of the second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extend of similarity.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
11. A computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computing device to perform a set of acts for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system, the set of acts comprising:
receiving first closed-captioning data that (i) corresponds to a first video-stream generated by a primary media-broadcast system, and (ii) represents first text associated with a first time;
receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream generated by the back-up media-broadcast system;
making a determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity, wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the second closed-captioning data does not represent the first text associated with a second time that is within a tolerance period of the first time; and
responsive to the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack the threshold extent of similarity, outputting an alert.
12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein making the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that the first text is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
13. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
14. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.