Connected video and audio
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving data at a server, the data representing picture elements of a video signal or audible portions of an audio signal, the data having been communicated from a remotely located handheld device;
at the server, using a processor to derive identifying information from the data;
obtaining a link or an address pointer from a database or registry using at least the derived identifying information, the link or address pointer linking or pointing to audio-visual content which is stored at a location remotely located from the server, the audio-visual content being associated with the video signal or with the audio signal;
communicating the link or the address pointer to the remotely located handheld device,whereby the remotely located handheld device is provided access the audio-video content with the link or the address pointer.
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Abstract
The presently claimed invention relates to connecting video and audio signals to audio-video content. One claim recites a method including: receiving data at a server, the data representing picture elements of a video signal or audible portions of an audio signal, the data having been communicated from a remotely located handheld device; at the server, using a processor to derive identifying information from the data; obtaining a link or an address pointer from a database or registry using at least the derived identifying information, the link or address pointer linking or pointing to audio-visual content which is stored at a location remotely located from the server, the audio-visual content being associated with the video signal or with the audio signal; communicating the link or the address pointer to the remotely located handheld device, whereby the remotely located handheld device is provided access the audio-video content with the link or the address pointer. Of course, other combinations and claims are provided too.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data at a server, the data representing picture elements of a video signal or audible portions of an audio signal, the data having been communicated from a remotely located handheld device; at the server, using a processor to derive identifying information from the data; obtaining a link or an address pointer from a database or registry using at least the derived identifying information, the link or address pointer linking or pointing to audio-visual content which is stored at a location remotely located from the server, the audio-visual content being associated with the video signal or with the audio signal; communicating the link or the address pointer to the remotely located handheld device, whereby the remotely located handheld device is provided access the audio-video content with the link or the address pointer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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an input to receive data, the data representing picture elements of a video signal or audible portions of an audio signal, the data having been communicated from a remotely located handheld device; a database including a plurality of entries; a processor programmed for;
i) deriving identifying information from the data;
ii) obtaining a link or an address pointer from the database using at least the identifying information the link or address pointer linking or pointing to audio-visual content which is stored at a location remotely located from the processor, the audio-visual content being associated with the video signal or with the audio signal; and
iii) controlling communication of the link or the address pointer to the remotely located handheld device;whereby the remotely located handheld device is provided access the audio-video content with the link or the address pointer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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