Method of and system for providing identification of a piece of information
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) playing a musical piece in a radio broadcast by a radio station;
(b) receiving a telephone message at a first location, whereinthe telephone message includes a portion of the musical piece, does not identify the musical piece and designates a location other than the first location, andthe telephone message is initiated at the location of a first radio receiver receiving the radio broadcast and after the portion of the musical piece is played in the radio broadcast;
(c) interrogating a data base storing data for identifying musical pieces, said interrogating including(c1) comparing the received portion of the musical piece with musical pieces stored in the data base, and(c2) identifying the musical piece based on the comparison of (c1); and
(d) sending to the designated location a message including the identification of the musical piece obtained in (c2).
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Abstract
A method of and a system for providing an identification of a piece of information to a person tuned to a broadcasting station which is broadcasting the piece of information. The person sends a first message to a centralized information identification location having a data base storing data for identifying pieces of information. The first message describes the piece of information and preferably also identifies a receiving location to which identification of the piece of information is to be sent. In response to the first message, the data base is interrogated to identify the piece of information, and a second message is sent to the identified receiving location, including identification of the piece of information. If desired, the first message can include an order for a copy of the musical piece and payment information, and the centralized music identification location can forward an order for the copy to an order shipping center.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) playing a musical piece in a radio broadcast by a radio station; (b) receiving a telephone message at a first location, wherein the telephone message includes a portion of the musical piece, does not identify the musical piece and designates a location other than the first location, and the telephone message is initiated at the location of a first radio receiver receiving the radio broadcast and after the portion of the musical piece is played in the radio broadcast; (c) interrogating a data base storing data for identifying musical pieces, said interrogating including (c1) comparing the received portion of the musical piece with musical pieces stored in the data base, and (c2) identifying the musical piece based on the comparison of (c1); and (d) sending to the designated location a message including the identification of the musical piece obtained in (c2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system
a data base storing data for identifying musical pieces played by a plurality of radio stations; -
a music identification unit configured to locate data in said data base identifying a musical piece in response to receipt via a first telephone of a message initiated at a location of a first radio receiver playing the musical piece in a radio broadcast by a radio station, the received message including a portion of the musical piece and not identifying the musical piece, the received message being initiated after the portion of the musical piece has been played in the radio broadcast, the received message further designating a location different than the location of the first telephone; and means for transmitting to the designated location a message identifying the musical piece. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a broadcast piece of information with a first receiver, the first receiver storing at least a part of the broadcast piece of information; (b) sending a first message from a location of the first receiver to a centralized information identification location having a data base storing data for identifying pieces of information, wherein the first message includes a portion of the broadcast piece of information received and stored with the first receiver, wherein the first message does not identify the broadcast piece of information, and wherein the first message further identifies a location other than the centralized information identification location; and (c) receiving a second message, wherein the second message identifies the broadcast piece of information, and the identification of the broadcast piece of information is based upon a comparison of the portion of the broadcast piece of information sent in the message of (b) with pieces of information stored in the data base at the centralized information identification location.
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15. A system comprising:
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a receiver that receives a broadcast piece of information, that stores the broadcast piece of information and that provides a signal reproducing the broadcast piece of information; first message transmitting means for transmitting a message including a portion of the stored and received broadcast piece of information but not identifying the broadcast piece of information; and a centralized information identification location, including; means for receiving a message from the first message transmitting means; a data base storing data for identifying pieces of information broadcast by a plurality of broadcasting stations; and an information identification unit configured, in response to a received message, to locate data in said data base identifying the broadcast piece of information and to transmit a message including said identification to a designated location, wherein the received message includes a portion of the broadcast piece of information and is initiated after the receiver has received the portion of the broadcast piece of information, and the received message designates the designated location.
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16. A system comprising:
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a receiver that receives a broadcast piece of information and provides a signal reproducing the broadcast piece of information; first message transmitting means for transmitting a first message describing the broadcast piece if information and including a portion of the broadcast piece of information received with the receiver; and a centralized information identification location, including means for receiving the first message, a data base storing data for identifying pieces of information broadcast by a plurality of broadcasting stations, and an information identification unit configured, in response to receipt of the first message, to locate data in said data base data identifying the broadcast piece of information and to transmit a message including an identification based on said located data to a designated location, wherein the first message does not identify the broadcast piece of information, and the first message designates the designated location. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method comprising:
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(a) receiving a telephone message that includes a portion of a musical piece and that is initiated at a location of a radio receiver with which a person is listening to a radio station playing the musical piece, wherein said telephone message is initiated after the portion of the musical piece is played by the radio station, and wherein the telephone message does not identify the musical piece; (b) in response to (a), interrogating a data base storing data for identifying musical pieces, said database and said radio receiver being at different locations, said interrogating including (b1) comparing the received portion of the musical piece with musical pieces stored in the data base, and (b2) identifying the musical piece based on the comparison of (b1); and (c) sending a message including the identification of the musical piece obtained in (b2).
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Specification