Using closed-captioning data to output an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system
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 corresponds to a first video-stream, wherein the first video-stream was generated by a primary video-broadcast system;
the computing device receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream, wherein the second video-stream was generated by the back-up video-broadcast system;
the computing device comparing the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data;
based on the comparison, 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 indicating that the back-up video-broadcast system is not functioning properly.
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 comprises determining that the first closed-captioning data represents first text that is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first closed-captioning data represents first text associated with a first time.
4. The method of claim 3 , 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.
5. 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 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 extent of similarity.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
8. 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 corresponds to a first video-stream, wherein the first video-stream was generated by a primary video-broadcast system;
receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream, wherein the second video-stream was generated by the back-up video-broadcast system;
comparing the received first closed-captioning data to the received second closed-captioning data;
based on the comparison, 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, outputting an alert indicating that the back-up video-broadcast system is not functioning properly.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , 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 first closed-captioning data represents first text that is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first closed-captioning data represents first text associated with a first time.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , 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.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , 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 a first data-size of the first closed-captioning data and a second data-size of the second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
15. 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 corresponds to a first video-stream, wherein the first video-stream was generated by a primary video-broadcast system;
receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream, wherein the second video-stream was generated by the back-up video-broadcast system;
the computing device comparing the received first closed-captioning data to the received second closed-captioning data;
based on the comparison, 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, outputting an alert indicating that the back-up video-broadcast system is not functioning properly.
16. The computing device of claim 15 , 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 first closed-captioning data represents first text that is not represented by the second closed-captioning data.
17. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the first closed-captioning data represents first text associated with a first time.
18. The computing device of claim 17 , 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.
19. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
20. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.