Connected audio and other media objects
First Claim
1. A method of linking an audio signal to metadata or actions, the audio signal comprising plural-bit data encoded in the form of a digital watermark, said method comprising:
- receiving the audio signal from a user device;
decoding the digital watermark embedded in the audio signal to obtain the plural-bit data;
deriving an identifier from the audio signal by computing a hash or fingerprint of the audio signal;
identifying a set of data with the plural-bit data;
identifying, with the identifier, data that is related to the audio signal from within the set of data; and
returning at least a portion of the identified related data to the user device.
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Abstract
The present invention related to a method and system to link an audio signal to metadata or actions. The audio signal may include plural-bit data encoded in the form of a digital watermark. The audio signal is received from a user'"'"'s device, and the embedded digital watermark is decoded to obtain the plural-bit data, and/or an identifier is dynamically derived from the audio signal by computing a fingerprint of the audio signal. A set of data is identified with the plural-bit data, and then the fingerprint identifier is mapped to specific data within the set of data, and at least a portion of the specific data is returned to the user'"'"'s device.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of linking an audio signal to metadata or actions, the audio signal comprising plural-bit data encoded in the form of a digital watermark, said method comprising:
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receiving the audio signal from a user device;
decoding the digital watermark embedded in the audio signal to obtain the plural-bit data;
deriving an identifier from the audio signal by computing a hash or fingerprint of the audio signal;
identifying a set of data with the plural-bit data;
identifying, with the identifier, data that is related to the audio signal from within the set of data; and
returning at least a portion of the identified related data to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of linking an audio signal to metadata or actions, the audio signal including plural-bit data embedded therein in the form of a digital watermark, said method comprising:
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receiving at least a portion of the embedded audio signal from a user'"'"'s device;
decoding the digital watermark to recover the plural-bit data;
mapping the plural-bit data to an action; and
executing the action, including returning data to the user'"'"'s device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of linking a signal to metadata or actions, the signal comprising plural-bit data encoded in the form of a digital watermark, said method comprising:
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decoding the digital watermark embedded in the signal to obtain the plural-bit data;
deriving a hash or fingerprint of the signal; and
in a server;
executing a first action based on the plural-bit data; and
executing a second action a based on the hash or fingerprint. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. In a wireless communications system, a method of providing information to a mobile wireless user, a method comprising the steps:
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receiving an audio signal from a user'"'"'s wireless device;
dynamically developing an identifier based on features of the audio signal;
in a server, mapping the identifier to an action; and
executing the action, including communicating data to the user'"'"'s wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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