SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING, DECODING, AND UTILIZING HIDDEN DATA EMBEDDED IN AUDIO SIGNALS
First Claim
1. An electronic system, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data;
a hardware processor configured to extract the hidden data;
a presentation mechanism configured to display the hidden data upon said extraction;
a software user interface configured to initiate said extraction, and select a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display by the presentation mechanism; and
the hardware processor configured to embed the user response signal with third-party information.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling a user to retrieve, decode, and utilize hidden data embedded in audio signals. An exemplary implementation includes a microphone structured to receive sound waves representative of an audio signal and hidden data embedded in the audio signal. The then microphone converts the received sound waves into an electrical output signal. The system also includes a processor electrically coupled to the microphone and configured to receive the electrical output signal in order to extract the hidden data and provide information represented by the hidden data as an output thereof. A user interface is also provided and is electrically coupled to the processor and configured to receive a first input from the user and activate the processor to selectively initiate extraction of the hidden data. The processor produces as an output the information represented by the hidden data. Finally, the system includes a user presentation mechanism configured to present the information to the user.
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29 Claims
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1. An electronic system, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data; a hardware processor configured to extract the hidden data; a presentation mechanism configured to display the hidden data upon said extraction; a software user interface configured to initiate said extraction, and select a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display by the presentation mechanism; and the hardware processor configured to embed the user response signal with third-party information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic system, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data; a hardware processor configured to extract the hidden data; a presentation mechanism configured to display the hidden data upon said extraction; a software user interface configured to initiate said extraction, and select a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display by the presentation mechanism; and a hardware processor configured to embed the user response signal with third-party information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying hidden data implemented by a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data; extracting the hidden data upon instruction from a user interface; displaying the hidden data upon said extraction; selecting a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display; and embedding the user response signal with third-party information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A hardware processor configured to:
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receive a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data; extract the hidden data upon instruction from a user interface; display the hidden data upon said extraction; select a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display; and embed the user response signal with third-party information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory program storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed perform the following:
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receiving a radio frequency signal comprising hidden data; extracting the hidden data upon instruction from a user interface; displaying the hidden data upon said extraction; selecting a representative portion of the extracted hidden data for display; and prior to transmitting, embedding the user response signal with third-party information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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