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SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS

  • US 20140369550A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2014
  • Published: 12/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system including a processor configured by instructions in a memory, the instructions including operating system software, the operating system software providing a content identification service that receives input content data corresponding to imagery captured by a camera, or a pointer to stored content data corresponding to imagery captured by a camera, and returns publishes metadata corresponding thereto to a content identification message queue of said operating system software, wherein the published metadata comprises, or is obtained through use of, fingerprint data or decoded watermark data identifying the content data, said memory further including software instructions for first and second application programs, said instructions causing the first application program to hook said content identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating a content of a first type, said instructions causing the second application program to hook said content identification message queue to monitor said queue for metadata indicating content of a second type different than the first type, said instructions causing said first or second application to automatically launch into further activity, without user selection, when metadata indicating that the input content data or the pointer to the stored content data is content of the first or second type, respectively, is published to said queue.

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