IDENTIFYING AND PURCHASING PRE-RECORDED CONTENT
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1. A method of identifying content, comprising:
- receiving a request message identifying a content source and a time;
identifying a content item transmitted from the content source at the time;
retrieving information identifying the content item;
creating a response message including the information; and
transmitting the response message to a user device.
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Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to identifying unknown media content. For example, systems and methods are provided which allow for the identification of broadcast content by receiving a request message identifying a content source and a time; identifying a content item broadcast from the content source at the time; retrieving information identifying the content item; creating a response message including the information; and transmitting the response message to a user device.
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1. A method of identifying content, comprising:
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receiving a request message identifying a content source and a time; identifying a content item transmitted from the content source at the time; retrieving information identifying the content item; creating a response message including the information; and transmitting the response message to a user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying content, comprising:
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a service provider server; and a communications device in communication with the service provider server; wherein the service provider server is configured to; receive, using the communications device, a request message identifying a content source and a time; identify a content item transmitted from the content source at the time; retrieve information identifying the content item; create a response message including the information; and transmit the response message to a user device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture including a computer readable medium storing a plurality of machine executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, are configured to cause the computer to:
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receive a request message identifying a content source and a time; identify a content item transmitted from the content source at the time; retrieve information identifying the content item; create a response message including the information; and transmit the response message to a user device.
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20. A system for identifying content, comprising:
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a service provider server; and a communications device in communication with the service provider server; wherein the service provider server includes; means for receiving a request message identifying a content source and a time; means for identifying a content item transmitted from the content source at the time; means for retrieving information identifying the content item; means for creating a response message including the information; and means for transmitting the response message to a user device.
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