Systems and methods of managing audio and other media

• US 7,593,576 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2004
• Issued: 09/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Rhoads, Geoffrey B., Meyer, Joel R.
• Primary Examiner(s): TUCKER, WESLEY J
• Application Number:
  US11/004,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20050091268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 382305-307, 382/190, 382/232
• US Class Current: 382/190
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0021 Image watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0051 Embedding of the watermark in the spatial domain
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0052 Embedding of the watermark in the frequency domain
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23892 involving embedding information at multiplex stream level, e.g. embedding a watermark at packet level
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to fingerprinting (e.g., deriving identifying data from audio or other media content). One claim recites a method including: obtaining identifying data derived with fingerprinting from data representing audio elements of an audio signal or derived with fingerprinting from data representing video picture elements of a video signal, the audio signal or video signal corresponding to a media signal captured by a wireless handheld device; determining a media title that corresponds to the identifying data; determining usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device; identifying the user of the wireless handheld device or a library of the media titles that is associated with the user of the wireless handheld device; and adding the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining identifying data derived with fingerprinting from data representing audio elements of an audio signal or derived with fingerprinting from data representing video picture elements of a video signal, the audio signal or video signal corresponding to a media signal captured by a wireless handheld device;

determining a media title that corresponds to the identifying data;

determining usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device;

identifying the user of the wireless handheld device or a library of the media titles that is associated with the user of the wireless handheld device; and

adding the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the library comprises a network-accessible library that is remotely located from the wireless handheld device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein usage rights associated with the user are associated through the wireless handheld device.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the media title to the wireless handheld device if so permitted by the usage rights.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying data comprises a multi-component identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifying data links to the usage rights.

7. A computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a multi-purpose electronic processor to perform the method of claim 1.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said method is executed by a network server that is remotely located with respect to the wireless handheld device.

24. A programmed computing device storing instructions in memory, said instructions are executable by said programmed computing device to perform the acts of claim 1.

25. A programmed computing device storing instructions in memory, said instructions are executable by said programmed computing device to perform the acts of claim 3.

26. A computer readable media comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a multi-purpose electronic processor to perform the acts of claim 3.

27. A programmed computing device storing instructions in memory, said instructions are executable by said programmed computing device to perform the acts of claim 5.

28. A computer readable media comprising instructions stored thereon to cause a multi-purpose electronic processor to perform the acts of claim 5.

9. A computer server comprising:

electronic memory;

one or more computer processors; and

instructions stored in said memory for execution by said one or more computer processors, said instructions comprising instructions to cause the one or more computer processors to;

i) obtain identifying data derived with fingerprinting from data representing audio elements of an audio signal or derived with fingerprinting from data representing video picture elements of a video signal, the audio signal or video signal corresponding to a media signal captured by a wireless handheld device;

ii) determine a media title that corresponds to the identifying data;

iii) determine usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device;

iv) identify the user of the wireless handheld device or a library of the media titles that is associated with the user of the wireless handheld device; and

v) add the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights.

10. The computer server of claim 9 wherein the user device comprises a wireless handheld device.

11. The computer server of claim 10 wherein the library comprises a network-accessible library that is remotely located from the wireless handheld device.

12. The computer server of claim 9 wherein usage rights associated with the user are associated through the user device.

13. The computer server of claim 9 further comprising providing the media title to the user device if so permitted by the usage rights.

14. The computer server of claim 9 wherein the identifying data comprises a multi-component identifier.

29. The computer server of claim 9, in which the one or more computer processors are operating to perform at least one of the functions recited therein.

15. A wireless handheld device comprising:

a transceiver;

a microphone;

at least one multi-purpose electronic processor configured as a processing unit;

a system bus; and

memory in communication with the processing unit via the system bus, wherein the memory comprises instructions stored therein for execution by the processing unit, the instructions comprising instructions to cause the processing unit to;

(i);

control capture via the microphone of data representing audio elements of an audio signal or control capture via the microphone of data representing video picture elements of a video signal;

(ii);

provide information associated with the data representing audio elements of an audio signal or the data representing video picture elements of a video signal for communication through the transceiver, wherein the information is to be provided to a network server, the network server identifying a media title associated with the information and usage rights associated with at least one of the media title or a user of the wireless handheld device, and the network server adding the media title to the library of media titles that is associated with the user if so permitted by the usage rights; and

(iii);

process a message received through the transceiver from the network server.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the message is routed through a network prior to receipt at the device.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the network comprises a cellular network.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the information is routed through a network prior to receipt by the network server.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the network comprises a cellular network.

20. A computer readable storage medium comprising the instructions of claim 15 stored thereon.

21. The device of claim 15 wherein the message comprises at least one of audio or video.

22. The device of claim 15 wherein the media title comprises at least one of audio or video content.

23. The device of claim 15 wherein the instructions to provide information associated with the data representing audio elements of an audio signal or the data representing video picture elements of a video signal comprise instructions to derive the information identifier from the data representing audio elements of an audio signal or the data representing video picture elements of a video signal.

30. The wireless handheld device of claim 15 in which the processing unit is operating to perform at least one of the functions recited therein.