Methods of interacting with audio and ambient music
DCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving audio at a device;
discerning from the audio a plural-bit audio ID comprising a Digital Object Identifier;
obtaining information from a memory in the device;
with reference to at least the information, transmitting at least a portion of the audio ID to a location remote from said device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to interacting with audio and ambient music, e.g., as obtained by a handheld device such as a cell phone. One combination includes: receiving electronic signals representing ambient music captured with a microphone in a user device; transferring the electronic signals representing the ambient music to a processor; receiving from the processor data derived from the electronic signals; using said data to obtain information from a database, said information relating to the ambient music; and providing at least textual information to a user about the ambient music, said provided textual information being based at least in part on information obtained from the database. This combination may also provide to the user a pointer to an online site, the online site including third-party reviews of content. A related combination may provide to the user a pointer to an online site that provides streaming media content associated with the ambient music. Still another related combination may provide to the user a pointer to dynamic user metadata associated with the ambient music. Of course, other combinations are provided and claimed as well.
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61 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving audio at a device; discerning from the audio a plural-bit audio ID comprising a Digital Object Identifier; obtaining information from a memory in the device; with reference to at least the information, transmitting at least a portion of the audio ID to a location remote from said device.
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2. A method comprising:
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receiving audio at a device by a microphone, discerning from the audio a plural-bit audio ID; obtaining a user ID from a memory in the device; transmitting at least portions of both the audio ID and the user ID to a location remote from said device; and discerning at least two IDs from the audio, one being said audio ID, another being an ID corresponding to an environment in which the device is located.
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3. A method comprising:
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receiving audio at a device; providing the audio to a processing system; receiving from the processing system an audio ID decoded from the audio, the audio ID comprises a Digital Object Identifier; obtaining information from a memory in the device; with reference to at least the information, transmitting at least a portion of the audio ID to a location remote from said device.
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4. A method comprising:
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receiving audio at a device by a microphone; providing the audio to a processing system; receiving from the processing system an audio ID decoded from the audio; obtaining a user ID from a memory in the device; transmitting at least portions of both the audio ID and the user ID to a location remote from said device; receiving from the processing system at least two IDs corresponding to the audio, one being said audio ID, another being an ID corresponding to an environment in which the device is located.
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing ambient music captured with a microphone in a user device; transferring the electronic signals representing the ambient music to a multi-purpose electronic processor; receiving from the multi-purpose electronic processor data derived from the electronic signals; using said data to obtain information from a database, said information relating to the ambient music; providing at least textual information to a user about the ambient music, said provided textual information being based at least in part on information obtained from the database; providing to the user a pointer to an online site, the online site including third-party reviews of content. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing ambient music captured with a microphone in a user device, the user device comprises wireless transmit and receive capabilities; transferring the electronic signals representing the ambient music to a multi-purpose electronic processor; receiving from the multi-purpose electronic processor data derived from the electronic signals; using said data to obtain information from a database, said information relating to the ambient music; providing at least textual information to a user about the ambient music, said provided textual information being based at least in part on information obtained from the database; the wireless device has a store-and-forward capability, wherein ambient music can be stored and later identified if wireless service is not available at the time when the ambient music is received by the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing ambient music captured with a microphone in a user device; transferring the electronic signals representing the ambient music to a multi-purpose electronic processor; receiving from the multi-purpose electronic processor data derived from the electronic signals; using said data to obtain information from a database, said information relating to the ambient music; providing at least textual information to a user about the ambient music, said provided textual information being based at least in part on information obtained from the database; and providing to the user a pointer to an online site that provides streaming media content associated with the ambient music. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing ambient music captured with a microphone in a user device; transferring the electronic signals representing the ambient music to a multi-purpose electronic processor; receiving from the multi-purpose electronic processor data derived from the electronic signals; using said data to obtain information from a database, said information relating to the ambient music; providing at least textual information to a user about the ambient music, said provided textual information being based at least in part on information obtained from the database; and providing to the user a pointer to dynamic user metadata that is associated with the ambient music. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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