System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top. Roku TV sets come with ads. Generally, these are restricted to Roku’s home and menu screens, its screensavers, and its first-party video channels, and once you start playing video, the only ads you’ll see are the ones from the service you’re streamingContinue reading “Roku patent invents a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV.”
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Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching.
If you bought a new smart TV during any of the holiday sales, there’s likely to be an uninvited guest watching along with you. The most popular smart TVs sold today use automatic content recognition (ACR), a kind of ad surveillance technology that collects data on everything you view and sends it to a proprietaryContinue reading “Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching.”
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