Connected audio and other media objects
First Claim
1. The method of embedding a media object with an identifier, including:
- transferring the media object from a packaged medium;
obtaining an identifier based on identifying information of the media object;
coding the media object into an electronic file format, including inserting the identifier in the electronic file format;
wherein the identifier is used to link the media object to metadata or an action.
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Abstract
Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user'"'"'s playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context information and forwards it to a server. The server, in turn, maps the identifier to an action, such as returning metadata, re-directing the request to one or more other servers, requesting information from another server to identify the media object, etc. The linking process applies to broadcast objects as well as objects transmitted over networks in streaming and compressed file formats.
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13 Claims
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1. The method of embedding a media object with an identifier, including:
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transferring the media object from a packaged medium;
obtaining an identifier based on identifying information of the media object;
coding the media object into an electronic file format, including inserting the identifier in the electronic file format;
wherein the identifier is used to link the media object to metadata or an action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A wireless telephone handset including a recorder for recording a media signal transmitted to the handset, and for recording ambient audio received via a microphone.
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